Dual task performance: a comparison between healthy elderly individuals and those with Parkinson's disease

• Main Authors: Eduardo Nascimento Floriano (Author), Jacqueline Frazão Alves (Author), Isabela Andrelino de Almeida (Author), Roger Burgo de Souza (Author), Gustavo Christofoletti (Author), Suhaila Mahmoud Smaili Santos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Editora Champagnat.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction The dual tasks (DT) is learned during the whole life and a prerequisite in functional performance in different activities of daily living. Healthy elderly have reduced ability to perform motor activities and cognitive tasks simultaneously, compared to young adults. Parkinson's dise...