Falls and Cognition in Older Persons

Chapter 1 Falls as a Manifestation of Brain Failure: Gait, Cognition, and the Neurobiology of Falls

Chapter 2 Dismobility in Aging and the Role of Cognition and Health Consequences of Reduced Mobility

Chapter 3 Epidemiology and Falls Risk Factors in Cognitively Impaired Older Adults

Chapter 4 Depression, Fear of Falling, Cognition and Falls

Chapter 5 Frailty, Cognition, and Falls

Chapter 6 Comprehensive Falls Assessment: Cognitive Impairment Is a Matter to Consider

Chapter 7 Gait Variability and Fall Risk in Older Adults: The Role of Cognitive Function

Chapter 8 Assistive Devices, Falls, and Cognitive Aspects

Chapter 9 Medication Use and Falls in People with Cognitive Impairment. Assessment and Management Strategies

Chapter 11 Falls in Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia

Chapter 12 Falls in Older Adults with MCI and Alzheimer’s Disease

Chapter 13 Delirium, Restraint Use and Falls

Chapter 14 Approaches for Falls Prevention in Hospitals and Nursing Home Settings

Chapter 15 Evidence, Recommendations, and Current Gaps in Guidelines for Fall Prevention and Treatments

Chapter 16 Exercise to Prevent Falls in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment

Chapter 17 Cognitive Training and Mobility: Implications for Falls Prevention

Chapter 18 Virtual Reality Training as an Intervention to Reduce Falls

Chapter 19 Cognitive Enhancers as a Means to Reduce Falls in Older Adults

Chapter 20 Dual-Task Training in Cognitively Impaired and Intact Older Populations to Reduce Fall Risk: Evidence from Previous Intervention Trials by Using a Systematic Review Approach

Chapter 21 Noninvasive Brain Stimulation to Reduce Falls in Older Adults

Chapter 22 Engineering Human Gait and the Potential Role of Wearable Sensors to Monitor Falls