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Neuropsychological Aspects of Gait Disorders

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In movement disorders, neuropsychological factors play an important yet overlooked role in locomotion. Given that walking is almost always driven by function and goal-directed behaviors (e.g., in something as simplistic as a turn), aspects of perception, planning, processing capacity, and even emotion/anxiety drive need to be carefully considered and potentially treated for their great potential to influence locomotor behaviors in gait disorders.

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  1. Movement Disorders Research & Rehabilitation Centre Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada

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    Fabio Augusto Barbieri

  2. Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Department of Physical Education, Posture and Gait Studies Lab (LEPLO), Campus Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil

    Rodrigo Vitório

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Almeida, Q.J. (2017). Neuropsychological Aspects of Gait Disorders. In: Barbieri, F., Vitório, R. (eds) Locomotion and Posture in Older Adults. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48980-3_3

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