Spatial variability during gait initiation while dual tasking is increased in individuals with mild cognitive impairment

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 307-312

  Boripuntakul, S ^a   Lord, S R ^b   Brodie, M A D ^b   Smith, S T ^b   Methapatara, P ^c   Wongpakaran, N ^d   Sungkarat, Somporn ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Suanprung Hospital   (Thailand)

^d Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Dual task; Gait initiation; Gait variability; Mild cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT INITIATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPLICATION; FALLING; NEUROLOGIC GAIT DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WALKING;

EID: 84898836548     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-013-0390-3     Document Type: Article

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