Evidence of altered corticomotor system connectivity in early-stage Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-16

  Vidoni, Eric D ^a   Thomas, George P ^b   Honea, Robyn A ^a   Loskutova, Natalia ^c   Burns, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS   (United States)

Author keywords

dementia; dual task performance; functional connectivity; motor control; visuomotor response

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE TRACT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR SKILLS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84857924032     PISSN: 15570576     EISSN: 15570584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NPT.0b013e3182462ea6     Document Type: Article

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