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Medicine, General & Internal
Chang Yoon Baek, Hyun Sik Yoon, Hyeong Dong Kim, Kyoung Yee Kang
Summary: This study investigated the impact of dual-task interference on gait, balance, and cognitive function in stroke survivors. Results showed that dual-task interference significantly affected gait performance, balance, and cognitive abilities in individuals post-stroke. The degree of interference, whether in motor or cognitive tasks, had distinct effects on different aspects of function and performance in this population.
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Orthopedics
Chang Yoon Baek, Woo Nam Chang, Beom Yeol Park, Kyoung Bo Lee, Kyoung Yee Kang, Myung Ryul Choi
Summary: The study found that dual-task gait treadmill training significantly improved gait ability in people with chronic stroke in dual-task training and dual-task interference, making it more effective compared to single-task training.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Reinaldo Maeneja, Claudia R. Silva, Ines S. Ferreira, Ana Maria Abreu
Summary: This study confirms that aerobic physical exercise has greater benefits for cognitive recovery in stroke patients.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
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Rehabilitation
Yue Shu, Meng Meng Bi, Tian Tian Zhou, Lin Liu, Chao Zhang
Summary: This meta-analysis evaluated the effect of dual-task training on gait and balance improvement in stroke patients. The results showed that dual-task training can improve step length, cadence, stride length, and 10-meter walk test in stroke patients. Further research is needed to explore the potential benefits in improving balance function.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
(2022)
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Rehabilitation
Johnny Collett, Melanie K. Fleming, Daan Meester, Emad Al-Yahya, Derick T. Wade, Andrea Dennis, Piergiorgio Salvan, Andrew Meaney, Janet Cockburn, Joanna Dawes, Heidi Johansen-Berg, Helen Dawes
Summary: The study found that improving dual-task walking ability may be more difficult for individuals who walk slowly. Brain function research showed increased activation of the prefrontal cortex and connectivity in good walkers after intervention.
CLINICAL REHABILITATION
(2021)
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Clinical Neurology
Frederico Pieruccini-Faria, Benjamin Cornish, Malcolm Binns, Julia Fraser, Seyyed M. H. Haddad, Kelly Sunderland, Joel Ramirez, Derek Beaton, Donna Kwan, Allison A. Dilliott, Christopher Scott, Yanina Sarquis-Adamson, Alanna Black, Karen Van Ooteghem, Leanne Casaubon, Dar Dowlatshahi, Ayman Hassan, Jennifer Mandzia, Demetrios Sahlas, Gustavo Saposnik, Brian Tan, Robert Hegele, Dennis Bulman, Mahdi Ghani, John Robinson, Ekaterina Rogaeva, Sali Farhan, Sean Symons, Nuwan Nanayakkara, Stephen R. Arnott, Courtney Berezuk, Melissa Holmes, Sabrina Adamo, Miracle Ozzoude, Mojdeh Zamyadi, Wendy Lou, Sujeevini Sujanthan, Robert Bartha, Sandra E. Black, Richard H. Swartz, William McIlroy, Manuel Montero-Odasso, ONDRI Investigators
Summary: In older individuals with history of stroke, dual-task gait cost (DTC) is associated with increased hyperintensity volume in specific brain regions, particularly in the basal ganglia and thalamus. This change may affect cognitive processing and gait automaticity.
NEUROREHABILITATION AND NEURAL REPAIR
(2023)
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Neurosciences
Shinnosuke Nosaka, Ken Imada, Kazuya Saita, Hitoshi Okamura
Summary: This study examined the activation of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) during dual-task seated stepping and walking in subacute stroke patients with hemiplegia, and evaluated the relationship between PFC activation, frontal lobe functions, and dual-task interference. The results showed that dual-task seated stepping significantly activated the PFC, while normal seated stepping had a significantly higher difference in hemoglobin concentration compared to the single task. In the walking task group, PFC activation was significantly higher during dual-task walking, normal walking, and the single task. Associations between PFC activation, frontal assessment battery (FAB) scores, and dual-task interference in the seated task group indicated significant positive correlations between FAB scores and cognitive performance with dual-task interference.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Farahnaz Fallahtafti, Julie B. Boron, Dawn M. Venema, Hyeon Jung Kim, Jennifer M. Yentes
Summary: Study on dual-task interference in older adults during walking and cognitive tasks revealed that there is a differential effect on gait and cognition, with higher cognitive cost for category fluency compared to letter fluency. In the case of letter fluency, maintaining cognitive performance resulted in sacrificing gait by increasing step width.
AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
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Neurosciences
Marco Recenti, Paolo Gargiulo, Milan Chang, Sang Bae Ko, Tae Jung Kim, Seung Uk Ko
Summary: This study used machine learning to classify patients with stroke, neurological and movement disorders based on gait characteristics. The findings suggest that analyzing both single and dual-task gait performance is important, especially for older adults with a history of stroke. The results can be valuable for medical professionals in diagnosing and treating motor and neurological disorders, as well as improving rehabilitation strategies for stroke patients.
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Clinical Neurology
Pei-Ling Wong, Yea-Ru Yang, Shun-Chang Tang, Shi-Fong Huang, Ray-Yau Wang
Summary: This study investigated the effects of different tDCS applications on dual task gait performance and brain cortical activity in chronic stroke patients. The results showed that one-session of bilateral and cathodal tDCS improved dual task gait performance and increased cortical inhibition in the unaffected hemisphere.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Constanza San Martin Valenzuela, Lirios Duenas, Jose M. Tomas, Patricia Correa-Ghisays, Pilar Serra-Ano
Summary: This study aimed to identify patient characteristics and clinical test results that predict the functional gait speed of individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). The results showed that sociodemographic factors, disease stage, and clinical test results significantly influenced gait speed, emphasizing the multifactorial nature of gait in demanding environments.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Linhui Ni, Wen Lv, Di Sun, Yi Sun, Yu Sun, Xinxin Xu, Mengyue Chang, Xing Han, Shuai Tao, Xingyue Hu, Huaying Cai
Summary: Given the limitations of neuropsychological tests, researchers have sought to identify a simple and reliable means, such as gait, to differentiate mild dementia subtypes. This study described distinct gait signatures in post-stroke dementia (PSD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients and found certain gait parameters that could distinguish PSD from post-stroke non-dementia and AD. Specific gait characteristics could potentially aid in the early identification of PSD and facilitate non-invasive discrimination between PSD and AD or other subtypes of dementia.
FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Dong-Kyun Koo, Tae-Su Jang, Jung-Won Kwon
Summary: The study found that dual-task training (DTT) was more effective than single-task training (STT) in improving gait parameters, especially in stride velocity, step length, and swing phase, in elderly patients with mild dementia. These results suggest that therapists should consider incorporating dual tasks into their gait rehabilitation programs for the treatment of mild dementia.
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Neurosciences
Maxence Compagnat, Jean Christophe Daviet, Eric Hermand, Maxime Billot, Jean Yves Salle, Anaick Perrochon
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effect of cognitive dual task on the energy cost of walking in individuals with subacute stroke, as well as the association between energy cost and cortical activity. It was found that cognitive dual task significantly increased the energy cost of walking. This increase was correlated with the energy cost of single task walking as well as the predominance of cortical activity in the contralesional hemisphere.
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Computer Science, Cybernetics
Tal Krasovsky, Joel Lanir, Yasmin Felberbaum, Rachel Kizony
Summary: Technology advancements in smart glasses provide new opportunities for on-the-go interaction with technology. This study compared the use of two types of smart glasses (Everysight Raptor and Vuzix m100) for reading during walking to using a mobile phone. Results showed that when using smart glasses, participants walked slower with larger gait variability, read less text with lower comprehension scores, and perceived the glasses as less usable and more demanding than the phone. The findings highlight the negative impact of using smart glasses during walking and suggest the need to consider human attentional capacity when designing smart glasses interfaces and future urban environments.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION
(2023)