Upper and lower extremity motor performance and functional impairment in Alzheimers disease

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 425-431

  Hebert, Liesi E ^a,b   Bienias, Julia L ^e   McCann, Judith J ^a,b   Scherr, Paul A ^c   Wilson, Robert S ^b,d   Evans, Denis A ^a,b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^d RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Alzheimers disease; longitudinal study; physical function; physical performance

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77955200268     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317510367636     Document Type: Article

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