@article{ref1,
title="Multidisciplinary approach to"accidental"falls in the elderly: a case report",
journal="Geriatrics and gerontology international",
year="2008",
author="Galizia, Gianluigi and Testa, Gianluca and Mazzella, Francesca and Cacciatore, Francesco and Ungar, Andrea and Masotti, G. and Rengo, Franco and Abete, Pasquale",
volume="8",
number="2",
pages="130-132",
abstract="Falls in the elderly are commonly and often wrongly identified as&quot;accidental&quot;. We report a case of an elderly woman admitted to first aid for a trauma due to an accidental fall. Geriatric multidisciplinary evaluation revealed mild cognitive impairment associated with depressive symptoms; both findings made the anamnesis uncertain. Syncope algorithm was applied and  &quot;tachy-brady form of sick sinus syndrome&quot; was diagnosed. Differential diagnosis between &quot;accidental&quot; and &quot;apparently accidental&quot; falls in elderly patients is very difficult but a multidisciplinary geriatric evaluation can clarify the correct diagnosis.   <p></p>  <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1444-1586",
doi="10.1111/j.1447-0594.2008.00459.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0594.2008.00459.x"
}