Gait Changes in Parkinson’s Disease Predict Cognitive Decline? (NHS Choices / Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience)

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary

Subtle changes in the walking pattern (gait) of Parkinson’s patients may help predict their likely rate of cognitive decline.

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Reference

Changes in ‘Parkinson’s walk’ predict dementia. London: NHS Choices Behind the Headlines, October 22nd 2014.

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Reference

Lord, S. Galna, B. [and] Coleman, S. [et al] (2014). Cognition and gait show a selective pattern of association dominated by phenotype in incident Parkinson’s disease. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. October 21st 2014. [Epub ahead of print].

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