An abnormal "one-leg balance"test predicts cognitive decline during alzheimer's disease

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 525-531

  Rolland, Yves ^a,b,c,d   Van Kan, Gabor Abellan ^c   Nourhashemi, Fati ^a,b,c   Andrieu, Sandrine ^a,b,c   Cantet, Christelle ^a,b,c   Guyonnet Gillette, Sophie ^a,b,c   Vellas, Bruno ^a,b,c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^c TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Serv Univ Psychiat l'Enfant l'A   (France)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Assessment tool; Balance; Cognitive decline; Physical performances; Risk factors in epidemiology

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DISEASE COURSE; LEG; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 65549143160     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2009-0987     Document Type: Article

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