JFSF Vol 1, No 1, March 2016, p.8-12
doi: 10.22540/JFSF-01-008
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Perspective Article
Sarcopenia and Frailty: the detectable overlapping and the possible diagnostic approaches
Dimitrios Nikolaou
Keywords: Sarcopenia, Frailty, Overlapping, Diagnostic approaches
Abstract
Sarcopenia and Frailty are two age-related syndromes. Both of them in their
uniqueness are related with negative outcomes for the individual – in
physical and mental aspect. Through the daily clinical practice, many health
professionals encounter a provocative resemblance between the two –undeniably-
geriatric syndromes. But the essence of the question that is set to be answered
is if it’s so important to discriminate between those two syndromes, since they
share several common features. Following there is a description of the
fundamental characteristics of the syndromes - “building” a certain phenotype,
and a series of related evaluations for the identification of these
characteristics. The segregation between the two syndromes might be difficult
to be understood but the attempt for perceiving the concept of sarcopenia and
frailty is the keystone for a substantial diagnosis and a successfully
designed therapeutic approach.