title: [From functional decline to the slipping syndrome].
abstract: Normal aging is accompanied by functional decline with a loss of independence in activities of daily living. In many cases, after acute medical events, such a functional decline is observed, for which rehabilitation therapies are indicated. However, uncommon types of functional decline are also seen, without trigger event, having a particuliar clinical course: some of these are described in this paper, ranging from the "failure to thrive" to the dramatic "slipping syndrome".
authors.affiliation: Centre de gériatrie du Bas-Valais, Clinique St-Amé, St-Maurice.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morisod
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coutaz
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D005183:Failure to Thrive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005602:France; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D013577:Syndrome; D014481:United States