Decrease in gait variability while counting backward: A marker of "magnet effect"?

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1171-1176

  Beauchet, O ^a   Allali, G ^b   Poujol, L ^a   Barthelemy, J C ^c   Roche, F ^c   Annweiler, C ^a  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

Author keywords

Dual task performance; Gait variability; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; COUNTING BACKWARD; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; STRIDE TIME VARIABILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

AGED; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WALKING;

EID: 78651255373     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-010-0463-y     Document Type: Article

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