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Study: Falls May Indicate Early Alzheimer's

Published on Tue Jul 26, 2011

If you have patients who seem mysteriously prone to falls, they may be in the early stages of Alzheimer's Disease. People whose brain scans show signs of amyloid, an early indicator of Alzheimer's, have twice the risk of falls as people without amyloid, according to a study reported at the Alzheimer's Association's annual International Conference in Paris. Researchers measured the rate of falls among 125 older adults, many of whom were cognitively healthy and showed no memory problems but whose brain scans revealed amyloid. Over an eight-month period, 48 participants experienced at least one fall.
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