ArticleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2019
Bimanual Gesture Imitation Links to Cognition and Olfaction.
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- Gesture imitation performance in community-dwelling older people: assessment of a gesture imitation task in the screening and diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and dementia.Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society · 2024Article
- Presymptomatic Profiles of Cognitive Impairment with Prior Mobility Impairment.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2024Article
- Motor and Physical Function Impairments as Contributors to Slow Gait Speed and Mobility Difficulty in Middle-Aged and Older Adults.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2022Article
- Olfactory, Auditory, and Vestibular Performance: Multisensory Impairment Is Significantly Associated With Incident Cognitive Impairment.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesGiven the need to detect subclinical changes in brain health that sometimes occur with aging in apparently healthy older adults, we assessed whether bimanual gesture imitation performance, simple to assess clinically, can detect age effects and alterations in cognition, olfaction, and movement.
designCross-sectional study.
settingBaltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.
participantsMen and women, aged 22 to 101 years, without cognitive impairment, dementia, stroke, Parkinson disease, resting tremor, abnormal muscle tone, or abnormal coordination (N = 507). MEASUREMENTS: Bimanual gesture imitation was measured using a test validated in older adults. We assessed (1) cognition, including verbal memory, executive function, attention, visuospatial ability, visuoperceptual speed, and language; (2) manual dexterity with the Purdue Pegboard Test; (3) olfaction, using the 16-item Sniffin' Sticks Identification Test; (4) upper extremity motor function, using a computer-based finger tapping test; and (5) lower extremity motor function, including 6-meter usual and rapid gait speeds, 400-meter walk time, Health ABC Physical Performance Battery, and total standing balance time. Cross-sectional associations between bimanual gesture imitation performance and each measure were examined using linear regression after adjustment for age, sex, race, education, and body mass index. Models with mobility measures also adjusted for height.
resultsHigher gesture imitation performance was associated with younger age. After adjustment, a worse score was associated with worse olfaction, executive function, and visuospatial ability. Gesture imitation score was not associated with other cognitive measures or motor function.
conclusionIn persons without clinically detectable neurological conditions, poor bimanual gesture imitation is associated with other indicators of brain health, including olfaction and selected cognitive function domains. Bimanual gesture imitation may be useful clinically to detect subtle brain changes in apparently healthy older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc 67:2581-2586, 2019.
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