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17612789

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-10-1
pubmed:abstractText
In this review, we outline how the influence of cognitive processes on gait or balance can be appreciated in a clinical setting. Careful history taking of the patient or direct carer provides information about multiple task problems in daily life and the presence of cognitive impairment, depression or fear of falling. Physical examination may reveal abnormalities such as an inappropriately high walking speed or an inability to handle secondary tasks while walking. Assessment of frontal executive function helps to understand the nature of these multiple task problems and to detect "risky" behaviour caused by frontal disinhibition. Examples of clinically useable techniques include pressure-sensitive insoles or an electronic walkway (to record strides) or accelerometers (to measure body motion while walking). Combining these assessments may lead to a better appreciation of the fascinating but complex interplay between cognition and gait.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0300-9564
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
114
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1315-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Assessing the interplay between cognition and gait in the clinical setting.
pubmed:affiliation
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't