Cognitive associations with comprehensive gait and static balance measures in Parkinson's disease.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Gait and balance impairments are cardinal features of Parkinson's disease (PD) that require cognitive input. However, the extent to which specific gait and balance characteristics relate to cognition in PD is unclear. In addition, independent models of gait and balance have not been developed from the same cohort. We aimed to i) develop models of gait and balance in a large PD cohort and ii) determine which gait and balance characteristics best related to cognition.

Methods

One hundred and ninety-eight people with PD were recruited to the Pacific Udall Center. Using six inertial sensors (APDM, Inc.), comprehensive gait measurements were collected over a 2-min continuous walk and comprehensive static balance measures were collected during a 60-second standing tas

SUBMITTER: Morris R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6900452 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature