Brain atrophy and trunk stability during dual-task walking among older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 67 A, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 790-795

  Doi, Takehiko ^a,b   Makizako, Hyuma ^a   Shimada, Hiroyuki ^a   Yoshida, Daisuke ^a   Ito, Kengo ^c   Kato, Takashi ^c   Ando, Hiroshi ^b   Suzuki, Takao ^c  

^a Center for Development of Advanced Medicine for Dementia   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Brain atrophy; Dual task walking; Gait analysis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BRAIN; COGNITION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRUNK; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATROPHY; BRAIN; COGNITION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TORSO; WALKING;

EID: 84863683674     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glr214     Document Type: Article

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