Walking while talking in patients with multiple sclerosis: The impact of specific cognitive loads

Neurophysiologie Clinique

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 87-93

  Allali, G ^a,b   Laidet, M ^a   Assal, F ^a   Armand, S ^a   Lalive, P H ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual task; Gait disorders; Multiple sclerosis; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY SEVERITY; DISEASE DURATION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL LOAD; MENTAL TASK; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHONEME; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBALIZATION; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

DOUBLE TÂCHE; DUAL TASK; GAIT DISORDERS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGIE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; SCLÉROSE EN PLAQUES; TROUBLES DE LA MARCHE;

ADULT; COGNITION; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; WALKING;

EID: 84893495811     PISSN: 09877053     EISSN: 17697131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2013.10.136     Document Type: Article

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