Interest of dual-task-related gait changes in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_CC3B7CBEF112
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Interest of dual-task-related gait changes in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.
Journal
European journal of neurology
Author(s)
Armand S., Allet L., Landis T., Beauchet O., Assal F., Allali G.
ISSN
1468-1331 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1351-5101
Publication state
Published
Issued date
08/2011
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
18
Number
8
Pages
1081-1084
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Gait disorders in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) share similar characteristics found in pathologies presenting with higher-level gait disorders that have been specifically associated with gait changes during walking while simultaneously performing an attention-demanding task (i.e. dual tasking). The current study assessed the effect of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) tapping on quantitative gait modification during single and dual tasking in patients with a suspicion of iNPH.
Of 53 patients suspected of iNPH, 18 have been included in this study. Gait analysis during single- and dual-task condition (walking and backward counting) before and after tapping of 40 ml CSF has been performed.
Gait speed (P < 0.01) and stride length (P < 0.05) were significantly improved during dual-task conditions after CSF tapping compared to the gait performance before spinal tapping, without such improvement for gait parameters during single-tasking.
Dual-tasking condition better reveals gait improvement after CSF tapping than single-tasking in patients suspected of iNPH.
Keywords
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure/physiology, Cognition Disorders/etiology, Cognition Disorders/psychology, Cognition Disorders/therapy, Executive Function/physiology, Female, Gait/physiology, Gait Disorders, Neurologic/etiology, Gait Disorders, Neurologic/physiopathology, Gait Disorders, Neurologic/therapy, Humans, Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure/complications, Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure/physiopathology, Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure/therapy, Male, Middle Aged, Psychomotor Performance/physiology, Retrospective Studies, Spinal Puncture/methods, Walking/physiology
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