Freezing of gait in older adults with high level gait disorders: Association with impaired executive function

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 114, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1349-1353

  Giladi, N ^a,b   Huber Mahlin, V ^a,b   Herman, T ^a   Hausdorff, J M ^a,b,c  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Freezing of gait; Gait; High level gait disorders

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 34848817441     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-007-0772-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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