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SynthesisInternational journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society2023

Gait in cerebral small vessel disease, pre-dementia, and dementia: A systematic review.

Helena M Blumen, Oshadi Jayakody, Joe Verghese

Open access · greenAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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29citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
14.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. ARTS is associated with vascular risk factors, MCI, dementia, and stroke.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Helena M BlumenDepartment of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Oshadi JayakodyDepartment of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Joe VergheseDepartment of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4252-2547
Albert Einstein College of Medicine · US

Funding

The biological underpinnings of Motoric Cognitive Risk syndrome: a multi-center studyR01AG057548 · NIA · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI VERGHESE, JOE · 2020 to 2024
$8.0M
Trajectories and modifiable risk factors of brain, gait, and cognitive decline in aging and pre-dementiaR01AG062659 · NIA · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI BLUMEN, HELENA M, MILMAN, SOFIYA · 2020 to 2024
$3.8M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG057548NIA NIH HHS R01 AG062659
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe interrelationships between gait, cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD), and cognitive impairments in aging are not well-understood-despite their common co-occurrence.

objectiveTo systematically review studies of gait impairment in CSVD, pre-dementia, and dementia, and to identify key gaps for future research and novel pathways toward intervention.

methodsA Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA)-guided search strategy was implemented in PubMed to identify relevant studies. Potential articles (n = 263) published prior to 1 December 2021 were screened by two reviewers. Studies with sample sizes >20 and including some adults over > 65 years (n = 202) were included.

resultsThe key findings were that (1) adverse gait and cognitive outcomes were associated with several (rather than select) CSVD pathologies distributed across the brain, and (2) poor gait and CSVD pathologies were more strongly associated with dementia with a vascular, rather than an Alzheimer's disease-related, cause. DISCUSSION: A better understanding of the interrelationships between gait performance in CSVD, pre-dementia, and dementia requires studies examining (1) comprehensive patterns in the clinical manifestations of CSVD, (2) racially/ethnically diverse samples, (3) samples followed for extended periods of time or across the adult life span, (4) non-traditional CSVD neuroimaging markers (e.g. resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)), and (5) continuous (e.g. wearable sensors) and complex (e.g. dual-task) walking performance.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseCerebral Small Vessel DiseasesStrokeAdultBrainGaitHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingagingCerebral small vessel diseasecognitioncognitive impairmentdementiagaitgait abnormalities

Identifiers

PMID35797006
PMCPMC9841467
OpenAlexW4284891806

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