Impact of cognitive fatigue on gait and sway among older adults: A literature review

Cognitive fatigue is an alteration in central nervous system (CNS) processing due to prolonged performance of mentally demanding tasks. Decreased gait speed and increased stride length variability have been noted in cognitively fatigued older adults (≥ 65 years). Further, cognitive fatigue may weaken the visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive systems of the CNS, contributing to increased postural sway. Detriments in gait and sway caused by cognitive fatigue could increase fall risk. The objective of this literature review was to evaluate the impact of cognitive fatigue on changes in gait and postural sway and its role in fall risk.

• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Preventive medicine reports

• Publication date

  2017-02-24

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.02.016PMID 28271026PMCID 5338901
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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