© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Stefano Masiero and Ugo Carraro (eds.)Rehabilitation Medicine for Elderly PatientsPractical Issues in Geriatricshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57406-6_35 35. Neurobehavioral Rehabilitation of Visual Deficits in Older Patients Clara Casco1 (1) Department of General Psychology, University of…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Stefano Masiero and Ugo Carraro (eds.)Rehabilitation Medicine for Elderly PatientsPractical Issues in Geriatricshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57406-6_34 34. Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy for Neurologic Diseases Patrizio Sale1 and Giovanni Gentile2 (1) Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University…
Fig. 33.1 The differential preservation hypothesis of cognitive performance across ages (left)—by which the level of cognitive performance late in life depends on the level of cognitive performance during adulthood—and…
Applicant’s side Consultant’s side Activity Example Name of act Patient ± medical ± paramedical staff Medical staff ± paramedical staff Examination Stroke diagnosis Consultation Patient + medical or paramedical staff…
Focus on an object while moving the head side to side, up and down (20 times each) In standing position, shrug shoulder and rotate In sitting position, bend forward and…
Andorra Australia Canada France Israel Italy Luxembourg Monaco New Zealand San Marino Singapore Spain Switzerland References [1] and [2] The increase in the number of people in older age groups,…
Fig. 30.1 Microperimetry fixation evaluation in the left eye of a patient with late form of exudative age-related macular, before (left) and after (right) biofeedback training using MP1. After rehabilitation,…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Stefano Masiero and Ugo Carraro (eds.)Rehabilitation Medicine for Elderly PatientsPractical Issues in Geriatricshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57406-6_29 29. Rehabilitation for Older Patients with Musculoskeletal Oncologic Disease G. Trovarelli1 and P. Ruggieri1 (1) Department of Orthopedics and…
Fig. 27.1 Crosstalk among SNS, fat tissue, bone, and skeletal muscle 27.2 Osteo-metabolic Disorders in Elderly: Osteoporosis and Osteomalacia 27.2.1 Osteoporosis 27.2.1.1 Definition Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease characterized…
Potential cause Red flags Cancer History of cancer Unexplained weight loss Progressive pain not responding to therapies Nighttime pain, pain at rest Vertebral infection History of infection Fever IV drug…
