The dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) Consortium has revised criteria for the clinical and
pathologic diagnosis of DLB incorporating new information about the core clinical features and …

Background falls and fall-related injuries are common in older adults, have negative effects
on functional independence and quality of life and are associated with increased morbidity, …

ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (CPG): Silvia G. Priori (Chairperson)(Italy), Maria
Angeles Alonso Garcia (Spain), Jean-Jacques Blanc (France), Andrzej Budaj (Poland), Martin …

Head-up tilt, a recognised stimulus to vasovagal syncope, was used to investigate syncope
that remained unexplained despite full clinical and electrophysiological assessment in fifteen …

… , Richardson D, O'Shea D, Sen B, Kenny RA. Diagnosis of carotid sinus hypersensitivity in
older adults: carotid sinus massage in the upright position is essential. … , McIntosh S …

Incidence rates of cognitive impairment and dementia are rising with the ageing population.
Meanwhile, the limited success of current treatments has led to a search for early markers of …

Background Falls are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in dementia, but there have
been no prospective studies of risk factors for falling specific to this patient population, and no …

Background A frailty paradigm would be useful in primary care to identify older people at risk,
but appropriate metrics at that level are lacking. We created and validated a simple …

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of multifactorial intervention after a fall in older
patients with cognitive impairment and dementia attending the accident and emergency …

Background Anticoagulants are effective in the prevention of stroke in atrial fibrillation and
flutter (AF). We aimed to find out the prevalence of AF in the UK and to estimate the proportion …