Posts Tagged ‘gait speed’
Dual decline in gait speed and memory function seen as most predictive of future dementia
Walking Speed Helps Predict Future Dementia (MedPage Today): Dual decline in gait speed and cognition carried a higher risk of dementia than either gait-only decline or cognitive-only decline, reported Taya Collyer, PhD, of Monash University in Victoria, Australia, and co-authors, in JAMA Network Open…
Read MoreGait Changes as Indicator of Cognitive Health Decline
Footprints to Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Are Seen in Gait (The New York Times): “The way people walk appears to speak volumes about the way they think, so much so that changes in an older person’s gait appear to be an early indicator of cognitive impairment, including Alzheimer’s disease…Five studies presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International…
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