High Fall Risk Associated With Memory Deficit and Brain Lobes Atrophy Among Elderly With Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Alzheimer’s Disease

Abstract

Our findings suggested that memory deficit was associated with increased fall risk in the elderly with aMCI and mild AD. The association might be mediated by the atrophy of medial temporal, frontal, and parietal lobes. Additionally, increased fall risk, tested by TUG time, heel stride angles, and stride speed, might be objective and convenient kinematics markers for dynamic monitoring of both memory function and fall risk.