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...
Main Authors: | Eduardo Nascimento Floriano, Jacqueline Frazão Alves, Isabela Andrelino de Almeida, Roger Burgo de Souza, Gustavo Christofoletti, Suhaila Mahmoud Smaili Santos |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Editora Champagnat
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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 |
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