Abstract
Vascular dementia (VaD) is a general term describing problems with reasoning, planning, judgment, memory, and other thought processes caused by brain damage from impaired blood flow to the brain. Cognitive rehabilitation and physical therapy are the mainstays of dementia treatment, although often ineffective because of the scarce collaboration of the patients. However, emerging data suggest that physical activity may reduce the risk of cognitive impairment, mainly VaD, in older people living independently. Herein, we describe a 72-year-old male affected by VaD, in which traditional cognitive training in addition to intensive gait robotic rehabilitation (by using Lokomat device) led to a significant improvement in the motor and cognitive function. This promising finding may be related either to the intensive and repetitive aerobic exercises or to the task-oriented training with computerized visual feedback, which can be considered as a relevant tool to increase patients’ motor output, involvement, and motivation during robotic training.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 935-937 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Aging clinical and experimental research |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 1 2015 |
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Keywords
- Functional recovery
- Lokomat
- Robotic-assisted rehabilitation
- VaD
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ageing
- Geriatrics and Gerontology
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Lokomat training in vascular dementia : motor improvement and beyond! / Calabrò, Rocco Salvatore; De Luca, Rosaria; Leo, Antonino; Balletta, Tina; Marra, Angela; Bramanti, Placido.
In: Aging clinical and experimental research, Vol. 27, No. 6, 01.12.2015, p. 935-937.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Calabrò, Rocco Salvatore
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AU - Leo, Antonino
AU - Balletta, Tina
AU - Marra, Angela
AU - Bramanti, Placido
PY - 2015/12/1
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N2 - Vascular dementia (VaD) is a general term describing problems with reasoning, planning, judgment, memory, and other thought processes caused by brain damage from impaired blood flow to the brain. Cognitive rehabilitation and physical therapy are the mainstays of dementia treatment, although often ineffective because of the scarce collaboration of the patients. However, emerging data suggest that physical activity may reduce the risk of cognitive impairment, mainly VaD, in older people living independently. Herein, we describe a 72-year-old male affected by VaD, in which traditional cognitive training in addition to intensive gait robotic rehabilitation (by using Lokomat device) led to a significant improvement in the motor and cognitive function. This promising finding may be related either to the intensive and repetitive aerobic exercises or to the task-oriented training with computerized visual feedback, which can be considered as a relevant tool to increase patients’ motor output, involvement, and motivation during robotic training.
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