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Attention and the control of posture and gait: a review of an emerging area of research
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New clinical assessment methods incorporating dual-task paradigms are helpful in revealing the effect of disease on the ability to allocate attention to postural tasks and appear to be sensitive measures in both predicting fall risk and in documenting recovery of stability.About:
This article is published in Gait & Posture.The article was published on 2002-08-01. It has received 2331 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Poison control & Balance (ability).read more
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Using eye-tracking to identify pedestrians’ critical visual tasks. Part 2. Fixation on pedestrians
Steve Fotios,J Uttley,B Yang +2 more
TL;DR: In this article, different approaches to the interpretation of eye-tracking video records of pedestrians walking outdoors to determine the apparent importance of fixation on other pedestrians and how this is influenced by the frequency of occurrence.
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Measurement of attentional reserve and mental effort for cognitive workload assessment under various task demands during dual-task walking.
Emma P. Shaw,Jeremy C. Rietschel,Brad D. Hendershot,Alison L. Pruziner,Matthew W. Miller,Bradley D. Hatfield,Rodolphe J. Gentili +6 more
TL;DR: Examining whether concurrent changes in spectral content and ERPs could collectively serve as an index of cognitive workload during locomotion found changes in attentional reserve and mental effort appeared to collectively index cognitive workload under varying demands due to changes in task difficulty or performance conditions.
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Gait characteristics of patients with phobic postural vertigo: effects of fear of falling, attention, and visual input
TL;DR: The view that the gait characteristics of PPV can be attributed to an inadequate, cautious gait control is supported, indicating a higher reliance of patients on visual information during walking.
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Galantamine improves gait performance in patients with Alzheimer's disease
Frédéric Assal,Gilles Allali,Reto W. Kressig,Reto W. Kressig,François R. Herrmann,Olivier Beauchet +5 more
TL;DR: The editor in chief has reviewed the conflict of interest checklist provided by the author and has determined that except for EG none of the authors have any financial or any other kind of personal conflicts with this manuscript.
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White matter microstructural organization and gait stability in older adults
Sjoerd M. Bruijn,Sjoerd M. Bruijn,Sjoerd M. Bruijn,Annouchka Van Impe,Jacques Duysens,Stephan P. Swinnen +5 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that white matter FA in tracts connecting subcortical and prefrontal areas is associated with the implementation of an effective stabilization strategy during gait, and step width and safety margin are indicative of how close participants are to falling over.
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The Timed “Up & Go”: A Test of Basic Functional Mobility for Frail Elderly Persons
TL;DR: This study evaluated a modified, timed version of the “Get‐Up and Go” Test (Mathias et al, 1986) in 60 patients referred to a Geriatric Day Hospital and suggested that the timed “Up & Go’ test is a reliable and valid test for quantifying functional mobility that may also be useful in following clinical change over time.
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Predicting the probability for falls in community-dwelling older adults using the Timed Up & Go Test.
TL;DR: The TUG is a sensitive and specific measure for identifying community-dwelling adults who are at risk for falls and the ability to predict falls is not enhanced by adding a secondary task when performing the TUG.
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Motor Control: Theory and Practical Applications
TL;DR: This text bridges the gap between research/theory and practice by focusing on the scientific and experimental basis of new motor control theories by specifically illustrating how recent findings and theories can be applied to clinical practice.
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"Stops walking when talking" as a predictor of falls in elderly people.
TL;DR: This investigation investigated the usefulness of the sign “stops walking when talking” in predicting falls and found that some frail elderly patients stop walking when they start a conversation with a walking companion, presumably because walking demands attention and they stop when they are expected to do two things at once.
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The Effects of Two Types of Cognitive Tasks on Postural Stability in Older Adults With and Without a History of Falls
TL;DR: Results suggest that when postural stability is impaired, even relatively simple cognitive tasks can further impact balance and suggest that the allocation of attention during the performance of concurrent tasks is complex.