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ReviewCureus2025

Turning the Tide on Falls: A Narrative Review Toward Safer Aging.

Ramakant Yadav, Ajay Emani, Roopesh Kirar, Midhun Mohan

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Review in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ramakant YadavNeurology, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Etawah, IND.
Ajay EmaniNeurology, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Etawah, IND.
Roopesh KirarNeurology, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Etawah, IND.
Midhun MohanNeurology, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Etawah, IND.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Falls are a significant source of morbidity and mortality in the elderly, contributing to functional decline, loss of independence, and increased healthcare burden. Falls are an important public health problem that has a great effect on the quality of life of an individual. Peer-reviewed original and systematic review articles were sourced, which were published from January 2000 until January 2025 in the PubMed/Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases using keywords and Boolean operators like AND, or OR, such as "falls", "elderly", "definition", "management", "aetiology", "neurodegenerative diseases", "epilepsy and fall", "dementia and fall", and prevention and diagnostic tests for postural instability and falls. This article integrates current guidelines and research to present a comprehensive review on falls in older adults, addressing epidemiology, pathophysiology, risk factors, consequences, and multifaceted prevention strategies to guide clinicians and researchers.

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definitiondementia and fallelderlyepilepsy and falletiologyfallsmanagementneurodegenerative diseases

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PMID41054429
PMCPMC12496464

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