The Effect of Motor and Cognitive Tasks on Gait in People with Stroke

Objective: Gait of people with unilateral stroke is characterized by pronounced asymmetry. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of cognitive and motor tasks on asymmetry of gait in people with stroke. Materials and Methods: Nine individuals with stroke walked over the GAITRite walkway while performing motor (holding a cup with water) or cognitive (reciting the alphabet) tasks or walked with no additional task. Gait velocity, cadence, and symmetry indexes for the stance phase, swing phase, and single support phase of a gait cycle were calculated.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 18, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Etem Curuk, Nikita Goyal, Alexander S. Aruin Source Type: research