步态变化与涉及认知功能的灰质体积有关:来自AGUEDA试验的横截面分析
Isabel Martín-Fuentes1, Patricio Solis-Urra2,3, Emilio J Ruiz-Malagón1
1Faculty of Sport Sciences, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Innovation in aging
|July 14, 2025
概括
老年人的步态变化与大脑结构和认知功能有关. 增加步伐长度的变化与与记忆和注意力相关的大脑区域灰质体积 (GMV) 的减少有关.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 生物医学工程 生物医学工程
背景情况:
- 衰老的特点是步行障碍和认知能力下降.
- 老年人的步态变化,灰质体积 (GMV) 和认知功能之间的关系尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 调查特定步态变性参数与GMV之间的关联.
- 检查GMV如何与认知正常的老年人认知功能的关系.
主要方法:
- 从AGUEDA试验中分析了87名老年人 (65-80岁).
- 使用Optogait系统记录了行走参数.
- 脑成像 (T1加权MRI) 和基于voxel的形态测量 (SPM12) 用于计算GMV;认知功能通过标准化测试进行评估.
主要成果:
- 较大的步伐长度变化与超边缘环和海马体中较低的GMV相关.
- 增加的步骤长度变化与降低的GMV有关.
- 步骤时间变化与补充运动区域的GMV有积极的关联;步行速度变化与GMV没有显著的关联.
- 在特定的大脑区域 (超边缘环,海马,副海马环) 的更高GMV与更好的工作记忆,注意力,抑制控制和执行功能的表现有关.
结论:
- 步态变化可能作为衰老中神经认知衰退的生物标志物.
- 了解这些联系对于早期发现痴呆症和了解衰老过程对身体和认知健康的影响至关重要.
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