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. 2015;45(3):705-7.
doi: 10.3233/JAD-142883.

Relationship between balance and cognitive performance in older people

Massimo Leandri  1 , Jackie Campbell  2 , Luigi Molfetta  3 , Cristina Barbera  4 , Massimo Tabaton  5
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Relationship between balance and cognitive performance in older people

Massimo Leandri et al. J Alzheimers Dis. 2015.

Abstract

We investigated the relationship between balance and cognitive level in a group of 70 women with no definite Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment diagnosis and no impairment of daily activity. Static stabilometry and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test were performed. The antero-posterior sway component was demonstrated to be the best predictor of the MoCA overall score. As visual and proprioceptive components of balance could safely be excluded in our assessments, the vestibular system is to be considered as a putative link between balance and cognitive impairment.

Keywords: Aging; cognitive performance; postural balance; vestibular system.

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