Differences in walking patterns could predict type of cognitive decline in older adults

Feb 16, 2021

Canadian researchers are the first to study how different patterns in the way older adults walk could more accurately diagnose different types of dementia and identify Alzheimer’s disease.

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Differences in walking patterns could predict type of cognitive decline in older adults

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