Open AccessSaccular Impairment in Alzheimer’s Disease Is Associated with Driving Difficulty
Author(s) -
Eric X. Wei,
Esther S. Oh,
Aisha Harun,
Matthew Ehrenburg,
Yuri Agrawal
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.026
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1421-9824
pISSN - 1420-8008
DOI - 10.1159/000485123
Subject(s) - psychology , cognition , audiology , alzheimer's disease , dementia , cognitive impairment , cognitive decline , logistic regression , disease , medicine , neuroscience
Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) experience increased rates of vestibular loss. Recent studies suggest that saccular impairment in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and AD patients is associated with impaired spatial cognitive function. However, the impact of saccular impairment on everyday behaviors that rely on spatial cognitive function is unknown.