Age-related hearing impairment and frailty in Alzheimer's disease: interconnected associations and mechanisms

Francesco Panza; Vincenzo Solfrizzi; Davide Seripa; Bruno P Imbimbo; Rosa Capozzo; Nicola Quaranta; Alberto Pilotto; Giancarlo Logroscino

doi:10.3389/fnagi.2015.00113

Age-related hearing impairment and frailty in Alzheimer's disease: interconnected associations and mechanisms

Front Aging Neurosci. 2015 Jun 9:7:113. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2015.00113. eCollection 2015.

Authors

Francesco Panza¹, Vincenzo Solfrizzi², Davide Seripa³, Bruno P Imbimbo⁴, Rosa Capozzo⁵, Nicola Quaranta⁶, Alberto Pilotto⁷, Giancarlo Logroscino⁵

Affiliations

¹ Neurodegenerative Disease Unit, Department of Basic Medicine, Neuroscience, and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro Bari, Italy ; Department of Clinical Research in Neurology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, "Pia Fondazione Cardinale G. Panico" Tricase, Italy ; Geriatric Unit, Laboratory of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza" San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.
² Geriatric Medicine-Memory Unit and Rare Disease Centre, Interdisciplinary Medicine Department, University of Bari Aldo Moro Bari, Italy.
³ Geriatric Unit, Laboratory of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza" San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.
⁴ Research and Development Department Chiesi Farmaceutici, Parma, Italy.
⁵ Neurodegenerative Disease Unit, Department of Basic Medicine, Neuroscience, and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro Bari, Italy ; Department of Clinical Research in Neurology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, "Pia Fondazione Cardinale G. Panico" Tricase, Italy.
⁶ Otolaryngology Unit, Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro Bari, Italy.
⁷ Geriatrics Unit, Department of OrthoGeriatrics, Rehabilitation and Stabilitation, Frailty Area, Galliera Hospital NR-HS Genova, Italy.

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Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; age-related hearing impairment; central auditory processing deficit; dementia; frailty syndrome; mild cognitive impairment; peripheral auditory dysfunction.