Dual task performance: a comparison between healthy elderly individuals and those with Parkinson’s disease

Introduction The dual tasks (DT) is learned during the whole life and a prerequisite in functional performance in different activities of daily living. Healthy elderly have reduced ability to perform motor activities and cognitive tasks simultaneously, compared to young adults. Parkinson’s disease...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Nascimento Floriano, Jacqueline Frazão Alves, Isabela Andrelino de Almeida, Roger Burgo de Souza, Gustavo Christofoletti, Suhaila Mahmoud Smaili Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora Champagnat
Series:Fisioterapia em Movimento
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-51502015000200251&lng=en&tlng=en