Compensatory Postural Adjustments in an Oculus Virtual Reality Environment and the Risk of Falling in Alzheimer's Disease

Background/Aims: Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients have an impaired ability to quickly reweight central sensory dependence in response to unexpected body perturbations. Herein, we aim to study provoked compensatory postural adjustments (CPAs) in a conflicting sensory paradigm with unpredictable...

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Main Authors: Miguel F. Gago, Darya Yelshyna, Estela Bicho, Hélder David Silva, Luís Rocha, Maria Lurdes Rodrigues, Nuno Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-06-01
Series:Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/447124