Studying patients walking can help identify dementia types, researchers suggest
(World News Science)

The way someone walks could be used to identify the specific type of dementia a patient has, researchers have revealed. Newcastle University scientists have shown that people with Alzheimer’s disease or Lewy body dementia have unique walking patterns that signal subtle differences between the two conditions. They have found that people with Lewy body dementia vary their step time and length and their left foot and right foot movements are asymmetric, when compared to people who have Alzheimer’s disease. Dr Riona McArdle from Newcastle University’s Faculty of Medical Sciences, led the Alzheimer’s Society-funded research into patients’ gait...