Abstract Background Visual and hearing impairment is common amongst older adults admitted to the acute hospital setting. Sensory deprivation can contribute falls incidence of delirium, particularly in those who have underlying cognitive impairment. Interventions which reduce sensory been recommended avoid these complication [1]. Methods Patients over 75 11 medical wards a University Teaching Ho...

BACKGROUND It is difficult to diagnose autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in people with a combination of intellectual and sensory disabilities because of overlap in behaviour. The ASD typical behaviours of people with combined intellectual and sensory disabilities are often caused by their disabilities and not by ASD. Current diagnostic tools are inadequate to differentiate between people with and...

Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are impulsive, inattentive and hyperactive, while children with sensory modulation disorder (SMD), one subtype of Sensory Processing Disorder, have difficulty responding adaptively to daily sensory experiences. ADHD and SMD are often difficult to distinguish. To differentiate these disorders in children, clinical ADHD, SMD, and dual ...

Several studies have found dual tasking to be impaired in Alzheimer's disease (AD), but unaffected by healthy ageing. It is not known if this deficit is specific to AD, or also present in other neurodegenerative disorders that can occur in later life, such as Parkinson's disease (PD). Therefore, this study investigated dual tasking in 13 people with PD, 26 AD and 42 healthy age-matched controls...

This prospective descriptive correlational study investigated an often overlooked clinical condition in older adults, sensory impairment. The study specifi cally addressed vision and hearing impairment in hospitalised older adults who had sustained a hip fracture. Sensory impairments affect older adults’ ability to interact with and navigate safely in their environment, as demonstrated by the h...

Several studies have shown that people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) demonstrate difficulties in doing two things at once or 'dual-tasking' and that this dual task impairment is insensitive to normal ageing, chronic depression or prodromal conditions like Mild Cognitive Impairment. It is not known, however, if this impairment is specific to AD, or also present in other dementias, such as vascul...

Topographic maps and their continuity constitute a fundamental principle of brain organization. In the somatosensory system, whole-body sensory impairment may be reflected either in cortical signal reduction or disorganization of the somatotopic map, such as disturbed continuity. Here we investigated the role of continuity in pathological states. We studied whole-body cortical representations i...

BACKGROUND Sensory impairments significantly limit the ability to use the upper limb after stroke. However, little is known about the effects of interventions used to address such impairments. OBJECTIVES To determine the effects of interventions that target upper limb sensory impairment after stroke. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane Stroke Group Trials Register (last searched 8 Octo...