Title |
Anti-dementia drugs and changes in gait: a pre-post quasi-experimental pilot study
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Published in |
BMC Neurology, November 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2377-13-184 |
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Authors |
Olivier Beauchet, Cyrille P Launay, Gazan Allali, Gilles Watfa, Karim Gallouj, François R Herrmann, Cédric Annweiler |
Abstract |
Anti-dementia drugs may improve gait performance. No comparison between acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (CEIs) and memantine-related changes in gait variability has been reported. The objectives of this study were to 1) quantify and compare the mean values and coefficients of variation (CoV) of stride time in demented patients with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (ADRD) before and after the use of CEIs or memantine, and in age- and gender-matched controls patients with ADRD using no anti-dementia drugs; and 2) to determine whether changes in CoV of stride time differed between CEIs or memantine. |
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