ArticleNeuropsychology2017
Dual tasking in Parkinson's disease: Cognitive consequences while walking.
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45 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Gait characteristics in people with central nervous system disorders under dual-task experimental paradigms: a scoping review.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
- Non-invasive brain stimulation enhances motor and cognitive performances during dual tasks in patients with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Pooled it
- [Effects on cognitive processes of dual-task training in people with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review].Revista de neurologia · 2024Pooled it
- Neural correlates of dual-task walking in people with central neurological disorders: a systematic review.Journal of neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Gait parameters of Parkinson's disease compared with healthy controls: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2021Pooled it
- A meta-analysis: Parkinson's disease and dual-task walking.Parkinsonism & related disorders · 2019Pooled it
- Effects of basic and dual-task training programs on physical function in Parkinson's disease: The PARKEX study.PloS one · 2026Trial
- Altering sensory cues for spatial navigation does not impose a dual-task effect on gait and balance.Experimental brain research · 2026Article
- Altering sensory cues for spatial navigation does not impose a dual-task effect on gait and balance.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- A symphony of functioning: exploring the interplay of cognition, movement, and visual demands in adolescents on the autism spectrum using mobile brain-body imaging (MoBI).Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2026Article
- Does cognition affect supervised and unsupervised mobility differently in people with Parkinson's disease? A cross-sectional study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Insole-Derived Plantar Pressure Variability Reveals Dual-Task Gait Differences in Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease.IEEE journal of translational engineering in health and medicine · 2026Article
- Examining the Influence of Task Complexity on Dual-Task Performance in Parkinson's Disease and Healthy Older Adults.Neuro-degenerative diseases · 2026Article
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- Patterns of prefrontal cortical activity associated with attention-demanding and motor aspects of dual-task walking as measured with functional near-infrared spectroscopy.Behavioral neuroscience · 2025Article
- A symphony of functioning: Assessing the interplay of cognition, movement, and visual processing in adolescents on the autism spectrum using mobile brain-body imaging (MoBI).Research square · 2025Article
- Characterizing Stair Ambulation Kinetics and the Effects of Dual Tasking in Parkinson's Disease.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Redefining Non-Motor Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Review
- Cognitive Correlates of a Large Time Differential between Timed Up and Go and Gait Speed during In-Patient Stroke Rehabilitation.Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada · 2025Article
- Key shifts in frontoparietal network activity in Parkinson's disease.NPJ Parkinson's disease · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveCognitive deficits are common in Parkinson's disease (PD) and exacerbate the functional limitations imposed by PD's hallmark motor symptoms, including impairments in walking. Though much research has addressed the effect of dual cognitive-locomotor tasks on walking, less is known about their effect on cognition. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between gait and executive function, with the hypothesis that dual tasking would exacerbate cognitive vulnerabilities in PD as well as being associated with gait disturbances.
methodNineteen individuals with mild-moderate PD without dementia and 13 age- and education-matched normal control adults (NC) participated. Executive function (set-shifting) and walking were assessed singly and during dual tasking.
resultsDual tasking had a significant effect on cognition (reduced set-shifting) and on walking (speed, stride length) for both PD and NC, and also on stride frequency for PD only. The impact of dual tasking on walking speed and stride frequency was significantly greater for PD than NC. Though the group by condition interaction was not significant, PD had fewer set-shifts than NC on dual task. Further, relative to NC, PD showed significantly greater variability in cognitive performance under dual tasking, whereas variability in motor performance remained unaffected by dual tasking.
conclusionsDual tasking had a significantly greater effect in PD than in NC on cognition as well as on walking. The results suggest that assessment and treatment of PD should consider the cognitive as well as the gait components of PD-related deficits under dual-task conditions. (PsycINFO Database Record
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