Predicting real world spatial disorientation in Alzheimer's disease patients using virtual reality navigation tests.

ABSTRACT: Spatial navigation impairments in Alzheimer's disease (AD) have been suggested to underlie patients experiencing spatial disorientation. Though many studies have highlighted navigation impairments for AD patients in virtual reality (VR) environments, the extent to which these impairments predict a patient's risk for spatial disorientation in the real world is still poorly understood. The aims of this study were to (a) investigate the spatial navigation abilities of AD patients in VR environments as well as in a real world community setting and (b) explore whether we could predict patients at a high risk for spatial disorientation in the community based on their VR navigation. Sixteen community-dwelling AD patients and 21 age/gender matched controls were assessed on their egocentric and all

SUBMITTER: Puthusseryppady V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9352716 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature