Relationship Between Balance and Abnormalities in Cerebral Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Older Adults

Abstract

FALLS ARE a major health problem of the elderly. Falling accounts for the majority of injury-related deaths, and injury is the sixth leading cause of death among older adults.¹ This number would probably be even higher if cases in which a fall initiated a chain of events culminating in death were taken into account. Falling is also a major cause of morbidity and disability in the elderly. Those who survive falls often have restricted activity, soft tissue injuries, or fractures.^1,2