Visual aiming movements in Alzheimer's disease
E Roy1, L Kalbfleisch, P Bryden
1Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo.
Abstract:
This study examined whether AD affects the control of pointing movements. Sixteen older adults with probable AD and 10 age-matched healthy adults pointed at targets varying in size (3 and 7 mm in diameter) and located at three positions (at the midline and 33 degrees to the left and right). Results revealed the patients exhibited longer movement time, lower peak velocity and more time in deceleration, although they exhibited effects of target size and location comparable to the healthy controls. AD, then, would appear to slow down movement without affecting the motor system's ability to respond to task demands.
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