Impact of impaired executive function on gait stability.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_75CAB1A4D287
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Impact of impaired executive function on gait stability.
Journal
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders
Author(s)
Allali G., Assal F., Kressig R.W., Dubost V., Herrmann F.R., Beauchet O.
ISSN
1421-9824 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1420-8008
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2008
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
26
Number
4
Pages
364-369
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Executive dysfunction contributes to gait changes, but the precise mechanisms are still poorly understood. Dual-task-related gait changes depend in part on the capacity to appropriately allocate attention between tasks performed simultaneously and are mainly related to executive deficits. This study aimed to describe the impact of dysexecutive function on gait stability in subjects with dementia using dual tasking.
Mean values and coefficients of variation of stride time while only walking and while walking and backward counting (dual tasking) were measured using the GAITRite System in 18 subjects with dementia and impaired executive function (IEF), in 16 subjects with dementia and intact executive function, and in 22 nondemented subjects as controls.
Stride time, and particularly its variability, significantly increased while performing dual tasking (p < 0.05). IEF was related to both stride time and stride time variability during walking only and to even more gait changes, while dual tasking compared to nondemented subjects and demented subjects without IEF.
These findings confirm the role of executive function in dual tasking, but also strongly suggest their importance for gait stability.
Keywords
Aged, Alzheimer Disease/physiopathology, Alzheimer Disease/psychology, Biomechanical Phenomena, Dementia/physiopathology, Dementia/psychology, Female, Gait Disorders, Neurologic/physiopathology, Gait Disorders, Neurologic/psychology, Humans, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Postural Balance/physiology, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychomotor Performance/physiology, Regression Analysis, Walking/physiology
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Web of science
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