Analysis of Choice Stepping with Visual Interference Can Detect Prolonged Postural Preparation in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment at High Risk of Falling

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 13-21

  Uemura, Kazuki ^a   Hasegawa, Takashi ^a,b   Tougou, Hiroki ^a   Shuhei, Takahashi ^a   Uchiyama, Yasushi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b CHUBU ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anticipatory postural adjustment; Executive function; Falls; Inhibition; Rehabilitation; Step initiation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTICIPATORY POSTURAL ADJUSTMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; POSTURAL BALANCE; WALKING;

EID: 84928157590     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: 14219824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000375408     Document Type: Article

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