Gait and Cognition in Mild Cognitive Impairment: A New Approach to Understanding Brain Function and the Risk of Falling

Moderator: Manuel M. Montero-Odasso, MD, PhD
Learning Objectives: (1) recognize the most recent advances on the connections between early cognitive dysfunction and gait disturbances in older people; (2) summarize recent evidence linking attention, memory, and executive problems with gait disturbances and risk of falling in people with MCI; (3) comprehend that gait assessment, particulary while dual-tasking, may be a complementary approach for augmenting the evaluation of brain function in older adults with early cognitive problems; and (4) appraise and judge potential pharmacological interventions for improving gait and cognition and to reducing the risk of falls associated with cognitive decline.

Gait Dysfunction in MCI: A New Window to Understanding Brain Function
Joe Verghese, MD

Gait Analysis while Dual-Tasking and Cognitive Decline: Interests and Perspectives
Olivier Beauchet, MD, PhD

The Potential of Pharmacological Interventions to Improve Attention and Reduce Fall Risk: Should We Pay More Attention to Attentional Deficits
Jeffrey M. Hausdorff, PhD

Putting it all Together. Do We Need a New Approach to Improve Gait and to Reduce the Risk of Falling in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment?
Manuel M. Montero-Odasso, MD, PhD