The Role of the Frontal Lobe in Complex Walking Among Patients With Parkinson's Disease and Healthy Older Adults: An fNIRS Study.

I, Maidan; F, Nieuwhof; H, Bernad-Elazari; MF, Reelick; BR, Bloem; N, Giladi; JE, Deutsch; JM, Hausdorff; JA, Claassen; A, Mirelman

doi:10.1177/1545968316650426

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The Role of the Frontal Lobe in Complex Walking Among Patients With Parkinson's Disease and Healthy Older Adults: An fNIRS Study.

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Maidan I

Nieuwhof F

Bernad-Elazari H

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>Gait is influenced by higher order cognitive and cortical control mechanisms. Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) has been used to examine frontal activation during walking in healthy older adults, reporting increased oxygenated hemoglobin (HbO2) levels during dual task ...

Subject

Frontal lobe

Gait

Parkinson’s Disease

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