International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Geriatric Behavioral Neurology Project, Tohoku University, Japan

Biography

Dr.Kenichi Meguro is an Assistant Professor in the Geriatric Behavioral Neurology Project, Tohoku University, New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Sendai, Japan. His research interest includes Speech Science, Hearing Science, etc. He has published more than 19 publications and the articles are informative and got good citations.

Publications

• Research Article   
  A Confusing General Term “Frailty” Should be Organized in Relation with Fried’s Criteria for Frailty, Locomotive Syndrome, Musculoskeletal Ambulation Disability Symptom Complex, and Sarcopenia, as Avoiding Fall into “Word Play
  Author(s): Keiichi Kumai and Kenichi Meguro*
  
  In this review, we organize confusing concepts of frailty, locomotive syndrome, Musculoskeletal Ambulation Disability Symptom (MADS) Complex, and sarcopenia, as avoiding fall into “word play.” The concept of Clinical Dementia Rating may be useful for understanding mixed situations. Clinical conditions differ during the process of lesion development in the brain among patients with Alzheimer disease, and that the idea of biaxial thinking for “disease” and “condition” is required. Regarding frailty, a mix of “disease” and “condition” in criteria may be a cause of confusion, and this may be an important idea in daily clinical practice. Since frailty has been identified as a reason for fall in many academic studies, of which 70% used Fried’s criteria, it is clear that frailty reflects decreased motor f.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-9096.21.9.601

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