Assessing the Temporal Relationship Between Cognition and Gait: Slow Gait Predicts Cognitive Decline in the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging

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Authors

Michelle M. Mielke · Department of Medical Sciences

Rosebud O. Roberts · Department of Medical Sciences

Rodolfo Savica

Ruitao Cha · Department of Medical Sciences

D. Drubach

Teresa J. Christianson · Department of Medical Sciences

V. Shane Pankratz · Department of Medical Sciences

Yonas E. Geda

Abstract

Our study suggests that slow gait precedes cognitive decline. Gait speed may be useful as a reliable, easily attainable, and noninvasive risk factor for cognitive decline.

Topics & Keywords

Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: The Journals of Gerontology Series A

Volume 68, Issue 8, pp. 929-937

DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gls256

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