Balance impairment does not necessarily coexist with gait apraxia in mild and moderate Alzheimer’s disease

Pereira, Fernando Vieira; Oliveira, Fabricio Ferreira de; Schultz, Rodrigo Rizek; Bertolucci, Paulo Henrique Ferreira

doi:10.1590/0004-282x20160063

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“…37 The postural balance deficit in aged individuals with AD is reported to be an incidental event in this population, although uncommon, especially in the initial phase of the disease. [38][39][40] Data from the present study corroborate those from previous ones, [38][39][40][41] in which the progress of the disease was found to impair functional capacity and worsen the control of postural balance in more advanced stages of the disease.…”

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Loss of functional capacity in elderly individuals with Alzheimer disease

Andrade

Melo

Filho

et al. 2020

Dement. neuropsychol.

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ABSTRACT. Background: The functional capacity of elderly individuals with Alzheimer disease (AD) progressively declines. Objective: To verify the influence of sociodemographic, clinical, staging, mobility, and postural and cognitive balance data on the impairment of the functional capacity of elderly individuals with AD. Methods: This observational, analytical, cross-sectional study was performed at the Physiotherapy Department of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The study consisted of forty elderly individuals aged ≥60 years old with mild or moderate AD, who could ambulate independently. The instruments used included a questionnaire to assess sociodemographic and anthropometric data; the Mini-Mental Health State Examination (MMSE); the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR); a clock drawing test (CDT); a verbal fluency test (VFT); the Timed Up and Go Test (TUG); and the Clinical Test of Sensory Organization and Balance (CTSIB). Simple descriptive analyses, Mann-Whitney test, Spearman's correlation test, linear regression modeling, and prediction equation (p<0.05, 95% confidence interval [95%CI]) were performed. Results: Fifteen linear regression models were generated, with the final model chosen for analysis. The variables assumed in that model were CDR, MMSE score, and condition 3 of the CTSIB, which explained 60.1% of the outcome. Conclusions: Impairment of functional capacity in elderly individuals with AD was influenced by disease progression, which was due to cognitive deficits and deficits in postural balance, which are related to the inaccuracy of the somatosensory system in performing sensory integration.

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Loss of functional capacity in elderly individuals with Alzheimer disease

Andrade

Melo

Filho

et al. 2020

Dement. neuropsychol.

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“…Step angle SA Parkinsonian [19,[69][70][71][72][73] Paraparetic (in scissors) [74][75][76][77][78] Dancer (typical of Korea) [79][80][81][82][83][84][85][86] Apraxic [20,[87][88][89] Ataxic (taloneant) [90][91][92][93] Ataxic (cerebellar) [94][95][96][97][98][99] Vestibular (star or compass) [100][101][102][103][104][105][106] Equinus (steppe) [107][108][109][110][111][112] Abnormalities associated with multisensory deficits [113][114][115]…”

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A Practical Review of the Biomechanical Parameters Commonly Used in the Assessment of Human Gait

González

Medellín-Castillo

Cervantes-Sánchez

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The analysis of human gait is a potential diagnostic instrument for the early and timely identification of pathologies and disorders. It can also supply valuable data for the development of biomedical devices such as prostheses, orthoses, and rehabilitation systems. Although various research papers in the literature have used human gait analyses, few studies have focused on the biomechanical parameters used. This paper presents an extensive review and analysis of the main biomechanical parameters commonly used in the human gait study. The aim is to provide a practical guide to support and understand of the choices and selection of the most appropriate biomechanical parameters for gait analysis. A comprehensive search in scientific databases was conducted to identify, review and analyze the academic work related to human gait analysis. From this search, the main biomechanical parameters used in healthy and pathological gait studies were identified and analyzed. The results have revealed that the spatiotemporal and angular gait parameters are the most used in the assessment of healthy and pathological human gait.

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Apraxies

Gil,

Wager

2021

Traité Pratique De Neuropsychologie Clinique De l'Adulte

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Balance impairment does not necessarily coexist with gait apraxia in mild and moderate Alzheimer’s disease

Cited by 4 publications

References 18 publications

Loss of functional capacity in elderly individuals with Alzheimer disease

Loss of functional capacity in elderly individuals with Alzheimer disease

A Practical Review of the Biomechanical Parameters Commonly Used in the Assessment of Human Gait

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