Changing demography and the challenge of dementia in India

V Ravindranath, JS Sundarakumar - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2021 - nature.com
In India, increasing lifespan and decreasing fertility rates have resulted in a growing number
of older persons. By 2050, people over 60 years of age are predicted to constitute 19.1% of …

At the interface of sensory and motor dysfunctions and Alzheimer's disease

MW Albers, GC Gilmore, J Kaye, C Murphy… - Alzheimer's & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Recent evidence indicates that sensory and motor changes may precede the cognitive
symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) by several years and may signify increased risk of …

Cognitive motor interference while walking: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Al-Yahya, H Dawes, L Smith, A Dennis… - Neuroscience & …, 2011 - Elsevier
Dual-task methodology has been increasingly used to assess cognitive motor interference
while walking. However, whether the observed dual-task-related gait changes are …

Location sensitive deep convolutional neural networks for segmentation of white matter hyperintensities

M Ghafoorian, N Karssemeijer, T Heskes… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
The anatomical location of imaging features is of crucial importance for accurate diagnosis
in many medical tasks. Convolutional neural networks (CNN) have had huge successes in …

Effects of core instability strength training on trunk muscle strength, spinal mobility, dynamic balance and functional mobility in older adults

U Granacher, A Lacroix, T Muehlbauer, K Roettger… - Gerontology, 2013 - karger.com
Background: Age-related postural misalignment, balance deficits and strength/power losses
are associated with impaired functional mobility and an increased risk of falling in seniors …

Differential aging of the brain: patterns, cognitive correlates and modifiers

N Raz, KM Rodrigue - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2006 - Elsevier
Deciphering the secret of successful aging depends on understanding the patterns and
biological underpinnings of cognitive and behavioral changes throughout adulthood. That …

A light-weight active orthosis for hip movement assistance

F Giovacchini, F Vannetti, M Fantozzi… - Robotics and …, 2015 - Elsevier
In the last decades, wearable powered orthoses have been developed with the aim of
augmenting or assisting motor activities. In particular, among many applications, wearable …

Abnormality of gait as a predictor of non-Alzheimer's dementia

J Verghese, RB Lipton, CB Hall… - … England Journal of …, 2002 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Neurologic abnormalities affecting gait occur early in several types of non-
Alzheimer's dementias, but their value in predicting the development of dementia is …

Neuroimaging of mobility in aging: a targeted review

R Holtzer, N Epstein, JR Mahoney… - … Series A: Biomedical …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background. The relationship between mobility and cognition in aging is well established,
but the relationship between mobility and the structure and function of the aging brain is …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring gait speed to better identify prodromal dementia

G Grande, F Triolo, A Nuara, AK Welmer… - Experimental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Slow gait speed has been shown to predict incident dementia and cognitive decline in older
individuals. We aimed to summarize the evidence concerning the association of slow gait …