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Rehabilitation of Ageing People with Neurological Disorders

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Rehabilitation Medicine for Elderly Patients

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Neurological conditions are the most common cause of severe disability in the elderly and constitute a heavy burden on healthcare and social services.

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  1. Department of Neuroscience, Section of Rehabilitation, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani, 3, 35128, Padua, Italy

    Alessandra Del Felice MD, PhD, Leonora Castiglia MD, Elena Demertzis MD & Laura Bernardi MD

  2. Department of Research, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, Bærum Hospital, 3004, Drammen, Norway

    Marie Ursin PhD, Håkon Ihle-Hansen MD, Guri Hagberg MD, Ragnhild Munthe-Kaas MD & Hege Ihle-Hansen MD, PhD

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Del Felice, A. et al. (2018). Rehabilitation of Ageing People with Neurological Disorders. In: Masiero, S., Carraro, U. (eds) Rehabilitation Medicine for Elderly Patients. Practical Issues in Geriatrics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57406-6_32

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