Effects of a physical training programme on cognitive function and walking efficiency in elderly persons with dementia

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 109-114

  Kemoun, Gilles ^a,b   Thibaud, Marie ^b   Roumagne, Nicolas ^a   Carette, Pierre ^a,b   Albinet, Cédric ^c   Toussaint, Lucette ^c   Paccalin, Marc ^a   Dugué, Benoit ^b  

^a POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Laboratoire des Adaptations Physiologiques Aux Activités Physiques EA 3813   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Alzheimer; Cognitive function; Physical training

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRAINING; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 76149113942     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000272435     Document Type: Article

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