Semantic fluency predicts gait velocity in PSP

Conclusions: Our findings indicate that the severity of cognitive functions affects gait variability, which might lead to frequent falls as observed in PSP. Furthermore, semantic fluency task of I/P function may act as a predictor of gait velocity. We suspect that higher order cognitive dysfunction through the damage of frontal lobe structure including dorsolateral prefrontal cortex or related network may influence gait in PSP.

Source: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology - December 17, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Koustav Chatterjee Supriyo Choudhury Ummatul Siddique Banashree Mondal Marium U Kulsum Saptak Haldar Purba Basu Rebecca Banerjee Hrishikesh Kumar Source Type: research