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How you walk could be early warning sign of dementia, experts say | New York Post
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0:46Now PlayingAssessing the way someone walks could help spot dementia, experts have claimed.
Most people with dementia are diagnosed once they are already suffering short-term memory loss, mood swings or a lack of interest in day-to-day activities.
But experts at Newcastle University now say that assessing someone’s walking could diagnose the condition faster and more accurately.
Ríona McArdle, research associate in the Brain and Movement Research Group at the UK’s Newcastle University, said that walking patterns change before memory and recognition problems start to show.
She explained that different types of dementia have different walking patterns.
McArdle looked specifically at Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia.
Lewy body dementia has an impact on how well you can walk as well as having an effect on your alertness and attention span.
It’s because of this that many people, McArdle says, are wrongly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
She said: “Providing patients with the correct diagnosis is especially important, as certain drugs, such as anti-psychotics, can be harmful to people with dementia with Lewy bodies.”
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