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The anticipatory proportion as an indicator of language impairment in early-stage cognitive disorder in the elderly

Background: The anticipatory proportion (AP), the ratio between perseverative and anticipatory speech errors, is reduced in patients with brain injury. However, it is unknown whether the AP is also reduced in elderly speakers with cognitive impairment.; Methods: 20 elderly speakers with a Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of 25-27 and 20 elderly speakers with […]

A prospective field study for sensor-based identification of fall risk in older people with dementia

Objective: Aim of this study was to make a fall prognosis in a cohort of older people with dementia in short-term (2 month), mid-term (4 month) and long-term (8 month) intervals using accelerometry during the subjects’ everyday life. Methods: The study was designed as a longitudinal cohort study. The subjects were recruited from a nursing […]