Six-Minute Walking Distance Correlated with Memory and Brain Volume in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Voxel-Based Morphometry Study

Six-Minute Walking Distance Correlated with Memory and Brain Volume in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Voxel-Based Morphometry Study

Background/Aims: High fitness levels play an important role in maintaining memory function and delaying the progression of structural brain changes in older people at risk of developing dementia. However, it is unclear which specific regions of the brain volume are associated with exercise capacity....

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Main Authors: Hyuma Makizako, Hiroyuki Shimada, Takehiko Doi, Hyuntae Park, Daisuke Yoshida, Takao Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2013-08-01
Series:Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra
Subjects:
Exercise capacity
Logical memory
Cognitive impairment
Walking
Visual memory
Brain atrophy
Fitness
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/354189

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