2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The relationship between the effect of rehabilitation and the higher brain dysfunction in neurodegenerative disorders
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21700527
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | Gunma University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2012
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| Keywords | リハビリテーション / 脳神経疾患 |
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| Research Abstract |
We examined whether the frontal lobe dysfunction is associated with the immediate effects of rehabilitation in patients with Parkinson's disease by using Frontal Assessment Battery and 3-D motion analysis system. In the high-score group, significant improvement was observed in walking velocity and step length. In contrast, no significant improvement was observed in the low-score group. We showed that the frontal lobe dysfunction might be associated with the immediate effects of rehabilitation on gait disturbance in Parkinson's disease.
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