Treffer: New gait performance indices and cognitive functions: a pilot study on correlation in people with Parkinson’s disease

Title:
New gait performance indices and cognitive functions: a pilot study on correlation in people with Parkinson’s disease
Authors:
Elena Sofia Cocco, Carrie-Louise Thouant, Luca Pietrosanti, Francesco Infarinato, Carlotta Maria Manzia, Paola Romano, Raimondo Stefano Maria Torcisi, Marco Franceschini, Cristiano Maria Verrelli, Sanaz Pournajaf
Source:
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Vol 19 (2025)
Publisher Information:
Frontiers Media S.A., 2025.
Publication Year:
2025
Collection:
LCC:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Subject Terms:
Parkinson’s disease, gait analysis, cognitive functions, self-similarity, lower limb rehabilitation, golden ratio, Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, RC321-571
Document Type:
Fachzeitschrift article
File Description:
electronic resource
Language:
English
ISSN:
1662-5161
Relation:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2025.1636813/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1662-5161
DOI:
10.3389/fnhum.2025.1636813
Access URL:
https://doaj.org/article/7bbd9c7f647d45e3a26b85ba943eef85
Accession Number:
edsdoj.7bbd9c7f647d45e3a26b85ba943eef85
Database:
Directory of Open Access Journals

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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the world and involves impairment of both motor and cognitive functions, significantly affecting the quality of walking and consequently the quality of life of people affected by this disease. This study analyzed the relationship between gait alterations and cognitive deterioration, using validated clinical tests and an innovative indicator, the φ-bonacci gait number, which quantifies gait harmonicity, symmetry, and consistency. Kinematic data collected during the 6-Minute Walk test on 19 people with PD (pwPD) and 15 healthy adults were analyzed. The results highlighted a significant negative correlation between gait harmonicity and cognitive performance (φ-bonacci gait number—Time Up and Go Dual Task; r = 0.797, p