Cognitive load and dual-task performance during locomotion poststroke: A feasibility study using a functional virtual environment

Physical Therapy

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 252-260

  Kizony, Rachel ^a,b,c   Levin, Mindy F ^d   Hughey, Lucinda ^d   Perez, Claire ^d,e   Fung, Joyce ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b ONO ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e JEWISH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COGNITION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STROKE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STROKE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 76349093156     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20090061     Document Type: Article

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