Gait assessment in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: The effect of dual-task challenges across the cognitive spectrum

Gait and Posture

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 96-100

  Muir, Susan W ^a,b   Speechley, Mark ^a   Wells, Jennie ^a,b   Borrie, Michael ^a,b   Gopaul, Karen ^b   Montero Odasso, Manuel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dual task; Fall risk; Gait; Mild cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STRIDE TIME; STRIDE TIME VARIABILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING SPEED;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; GAIT; HUMANS; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84855948551     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.08.014     Document Type: Article

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