Treadmill training as an augmentation treatment for Alzheimer?s disease: a pilot randomized controlled study

Objective To assess the effect of aerobic exercise on the cognition and functional capacity in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients. Method Elderly (n=20) with mild dementia (NINCDS-ADRDA/CDR1) were randomly assigned to an exercise group (EG) on a treadmill (30 minutes, twice a week and moderate inte...

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Main Authors: Cynthia Arcoverde, Andrea Deslandes, Helena Moraes, Cloyra Almeida, Narahyana Bom de Araujo, Paulo Eduardo Vasques, Heitor Silveira, Jerson Laks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2014-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2014000300190&lng=en&tlng=en