Longitudinal assessment of neuropsychological and temporal/spatial gait characteristics of elderly fallers: taking it all in stride

Gait abnormalities are linked to cognitive decline and an increased fall risk within older adults. The present study addressed gaps from cross-sectional studies in the literature by longitudinally examining the interplay between temporal and spatial aspects of gait, cognitive function, age, and lowe...

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Main Authors: Rebecca K MacAulay, Ted eAllaire, Robert eBrouillette, Heather eFoil, Annadora eBruce-Keller, Hongmei eHan, William eJohnson, Jeffrey eKeller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2015.00034/full