Until recently, clinicians and researchers have performed gait assessments and cognitive
assessments separately when evaluating older adults, but increasing evidence from clinical …

Dementia and gait impairments often coexist in older adults and patients with
neurodegenerative disease. Both conditions represent independent risk factors for falls. The …

Importance Gait performance is affected by neurodegeneration in aging and has the
potential to be used as a clinical marker for progression from mild cognitive impairment …

Objectives To provide an overview of the role of cognition in falls, with potential implications
for managing and preventing falls in older adults. Design Review. Setting Observational and …

Background and Purpose: Deficits in motor-cognitive dual tasks (eg, walking while talking)
are common in individuals with neurologic conditions. This review was conducted to …

The use of dual-task training paradigm to enhance postural stability in patients with balance
impairments is an emerging area of interest. The differential effects of dual tasks and dual …

Background Motor and cognitive impairments are frequently observed following stroke, but
are often managed as distinct entities, and there is little evidence regarding how they are …

Montero-Odasso M, Muir SW, Speechley M. Dual-task complexity affects gait in people with
mild cognitive impairment: the interplay between gait variability, dual tasking, and risk of …

Gait impairment is a prominent falls risk factor and a prevalent feature among older adults
with cognitive impairment. However, there is a lack of comparative studies on gait …

Slow gait speed has been shown to predict incident dementia and cognitive decline in older
individuals. We aimed to summarize the evidence concerning the association of slow gait …