Slowing gait and risk for cognitive impairment: The hippocampus as a shared neural substrate

Conclusions: The association between gait slowing and cognitive impairment is supported by a shared neural substrate that includes a smaller right hippocampus. This finding underscores the value of long-term gait slowing as an early indicator of dementia risk.

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Source: Neurology - July 24, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Rosso, A. L., Verghese, J., Metti, A. L., Boudreau, R. M., Aizenstein, H. J., Kritchevsky, S., Harris, T., Yaffe, K., Satterfield, S., Studenski, S., Rosano, C. Tags: MRI, All Cognitive Disorders/Dementia, Cognitive aging, Cohort studies, Risk factors in epidemiology ARTICLE Source Type: research