Association of Dual-Task Gait With Incident Dementia in Mild Cognitive Impairment
Author(s) -
Manuel MonteroOdasso,
Yanina SarquisAdamson,
Mark Speechley,
Michael Borrie,
Vladimir Hachinski,
Jennie Wells,
Patricia M. Riccio,
Marcelo Schapira,
Ervin Sejdić,
Richard Camicioli,
Robert Bartha,
William E. McIlroy,
Susan Hunter
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.298
H-Index - 231
eISSN - 2168-6157
pISSN - 2168-6149
DOI - 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.0643
Subject(s) - gait , dementia , physical medicine and rehabilitation , cognition , neuropsychology , medicine , cognitive decline , hazard ratio , cohort , psychology , physical therapy , confidence interval , psychiatry , disease
Gait performance is affected by neurodegeneration in aging and has the potential to be used as a clinical marker for progression from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to dementia. A dual-task gait test evaluating the cognitive-motor interface may predict dementia progression in older adults with MCI.
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