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Falls is one of the leading causes of injury for the elderly population ages 65 and older. Base on the National Institute of Health in the USA, more than one third of persons older than 65 fall each year and it’s the leading cause of mobility and disability. Most of those falls are not accidental but a combination of multiple factors. In this lecture we will explain the importance of using different postural measures to predict risk of fall on the elderly. Our learning objectives for this lecture are:

Fall risk assessment in elderly

The significance of fall in the elderly
Risk factors of fall
Risk factors assessment – approach, tools
Clinical and instrumental tools for risk factors
The importance of objective evaluation

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	Fall risk assessment in elderly – Video	00:23:00
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	Fall risk assessment in elderly – Quiz	00:20:00

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Christine December 1, 2020 at 2:27 am Reply

Very helpful to my current aging patient population
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I used to ask my patients, have you fallen in the last year. Now, I will ask “Have you fallen in the last 6 months” as part of my case history.

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At the conclusion of this eseminar the participants will be able to:

Be familiar with the more commonly occurring causes of combined vestibular and cerebellar disorders.
Be able to perform and interpret the oculomotor abnormalities seen in these diseases.
Incorporate these oculomotor signs into the overall assessment of the patient.
Be aware of the potential diagnostic pathways that may aid the clinician in reaching a specific diagnosis.

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