Interference between walking and a cognitive task is increased in patients with bilateral vestibular loss

Gait and Posture

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 319-321

  Bessot, Nicolas ^a,b   Denise, Pierre ^a,b,c   Toupet, Michel ^d   Van Nechel, Christian ^e,f   Chavoix, Chantal ^a  

^a INSERM U1075   (France)

^b CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^d Paris F 14000   (France)

^e BRUGMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^f ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Attention; Bilateral Vestibular Loss; Cognition; Dual Task; Gait

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BILATERAL VESTIBULAR LOSS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ATTENTION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VESTIBULAR DISEASES; WALKING;

EID: 84862845399     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.02.021     Document Type: Article

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