Rhythmic auditory cueing in atypical parkinsonism: A pilot study.

ABSTRACT: Rhythmic auditory cueing (RAC) can improve gait parameters in neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease and stroke. However, there is a lack of research on the effects of RAC in patients with atypical parkinsonian disorders (APD). Using a smartphone metronome application, we aimed to investigate the immediate effects of RAC in patients with clinically diagnosed APD, namely Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP-Richardson Syndrome and other variants, PSP-nonRS), Corticobasal Syndrome (CBS), Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), and Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB). A total of 46 APD participants (25 PSP, 9 CBS, 8 MSA and 4 DLB; age: mean = 70.17, standard deviation = 7.15) walked at their preferred pace for 2 min without any rhythmic auditory cueing (RAC). Participants then walked the same p

SUBMITTER: Pantelyat A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9650086 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature