Dual task and postural control in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

Patients with neurodegenerative diseases are required to use cognitive resources while maintaining postural control. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a frontal cognitive task on postural control in patients with Alzheimer, Parkinson and controls. Thirty-eight participants were...

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Main Authors: Larissa Pires de Andrade, Natália Madalena Rinaldi, Flávia Gomes de Melo Coelho, Kátia Tanaka, Florindo Stella, Lilian Teresa Bucken Gobbi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) 2014-03-01
Series:Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-65742014000100078&lng=en&tlng=en