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Dual task and postural control in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease
Andrade,Larissa Pires de; Rinaldi,Natália Madalena; Coelho,Flávia Gomes de Melo; Tanaka,Kátia; Stella,Florindo; Gobbi,Lilian Teresa BuckenPatients with neurodegenerative diseases are required to use cognitive resources while maintaining postural control. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a frontal cognitive task on postural control in patients with Alzheimer, Parkinson and controls. Thirty-eight participants were instructed to stand upright on a force platform in two experimental conditions: single and dual task. Participant...
Capacidade aeróbia de ratos alimentados com dieta rica em frutose
Moura,Rodrigo Ferreira de; Cambri,Lucieli Teresa; Quadros Junior,Antonio Carlos de; Nascimento,Carla Manuela Crispim; Arantes,Luciana MendonçaINTRODUÇÃO: Evidências apontam que a ingestão exacerbada de frutose pode desencadear distúrbios característicos da síndrome metabólica. OBJETIVOS: Analisar os efeitos da ingestão de dieta rica em frutose sobre aspectos metabólicos de ratos da linhagem Wistar. Adicionalmente, verificar a capacidade aeróbia através da identificação da máxima fase estável de lactato (MFEL). MÉTODOS: Dezesseis ratos foram separados...
Early impairment of cognitive functions in Parkinson's disease
Stella,Florindo; Gobbi,Lilian T. B.; Gobbi,Sebastião; Oliani,Merlyn M.; Tanaka,Kátia; Pieruccini-Faria,FredericoBACKGROUND: Impairment in non-motor functions such as disturbances of some executive functions are also common events in Parkinson's disease patients. OBJECTIVE: To verify the performance of Parkinson's disease patients in activities requiring visuoconstructive and visuospatial skills. METHOD: Thirty elderly patients with mild or moderate stages of Parkinson's disease were studied. The assessment of the clinica...