Dual task walking in healthy aging: Effects of narrow and wide walking paths. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Dual-task walking may lead to gait instability and a higher fall risk in older adults, particularly when walking in a busy city street. Challenging street features such as narrow sidewalks not only discourage walking, but are also likely to be taxing for
Charlotte Hennah +2 more
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Dual tasking in Parkinson’s disease: Cognitive consequences while walking. [PDF]
Neuropsychology, 2017 Cognitive deficits are common in Parkinson's disease (PD) and exacerbate the functional limitations imposed by PD's hallmark motor symptoms, including impairments in walking. Though much research has addressed the effect of dual cognitive-locomotor tasks on walking, less is known about their effect on cognition.
Robert D. Salazar +6 more
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Relationship between executive function and dual-task walking in people with Parkinson's disease [PDF]
Frontiers in Aging NeuroscienceBackgroundCognitive impairment may present early in people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD), with deficits in executive function potentially impacting gait performance.
Jun-Hong Zhou +10 more
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Concurrent Validity of Dual-Task Walking Speed With CERAD-NP Assessment Battery in Community-Dwelling Older Adults [PDF]
Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 2023 Objective: To explore the concurrent validity of the dual-task walking speed assessments in older adults using the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease Neuro-Psychological (CERAD-NP) Assessment Battery.
Han suk Lee, PT, PhD +2 more
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Gait Characteristics during Dual-Task Walking in Elderly Subjects of Different Ages. [PDF]
Brain Sci, 2023 Background: In older age, walking ability gradually decreases due to factors including impaired balance, reduced muscle strength, and impaired vision and proprioception. Further, cognitive functions play a key role during walking and gradually decline with age. There is greater variability in gait parameters when the demands during walking increase, in
Nedović N +4 more
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Brain activation of the PFC during dual-task walking in stroke patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of functional near-infrared spectroscopy studies [PDF]
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2023 BackgroundDual-task walking is a good paradigm to measure the walking ability of stroke patients in daily life. It allows for a better observation of brain activation under dual-task walking to assess the impact of the different tasks on the patient when
Qinglei Wang +13 more
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Comparative effects of arithmetic, speech, and motor dual-task walking on gait in stroke survivors: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Frontiers in Human NeuroscienceBackgroundThe application of dual-task walking paradigms for gait assessment in stroke patients is critical, where varying concurrent tasks may elicit distinct gait patterns of dual-task interference.
Xueyi Zhang +8 more
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Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease: Implications for Dual-Task Walking. [PDF]
J Parkinsons Dis, 2023 Background: The simultaneous completion of multiple tasks (dual-tasking, DT) often leads to poorer task performance (DT cost, DTC). People with Parkinson’s disease (PwPD) exhibit difficulty with DT, and DTC may be particularly pronounced in PwPD with freezing of gait (FOG).
Monaghan AS +5 more
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Using functional near‐infrared spectroscopy to measure prefrontal cortex activity during dual‐task walking and navigated walking: A feasibility study [PDF]
Brain and Behavior, 2023 Introduction While functional near‐infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) can provide insight into motor‐cognitive deficits during ecologically valid gait conditions, the feasibility of using fNIRS during complex walking remains unknown. We tested the process and
Alexander Kvist +6 more
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Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Followed by Treadmill Training on Dual-Task Walking and Cortical Activity in Chronic Stroke: A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2023 Objective: To explore the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation followed by treadmill training on dual-task gait performance and contralesional cortical activity in chronic stroke patients.
Pei-Ling Wong +3 more
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