A longitudinal study of gait function and characteristics of gait disturbance in individuals with Alzheimer's disease

Gait and Posture

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1022-1027

  Cedervall, Ylva ^a   Halvorsen, Kjartan ^a   Åberg, Anna Cristina ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Dual task; Gait; Longitudinal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DUAL-TASK; GAIT; LONGITUDINAL;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; WALKING;

EID: 84897110784     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.12.026     Document Type: Article

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