Quantitative gait analysis in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease

Gait and Posture

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 414-419

  Merory, John R ^a   Wittwer, Joanne E ^b   Rowe, Christopher C ^a   Webster, Kate E ^b  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Gait disorder; Lewy body disease; Walking

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; LEVODOPA; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; LEWY BODY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LEWY BODY DISEASE; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 34547839788     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.10.006     Document Type: Article

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