Abstract
Objectives: To investigate cerebral perfusion as a potential mechanism of exercise-related cognitive improvements and to further associate cognition and cerebral perfusion in Parkinson's disease. Equipment and methods: Cerebral perfusion was measured continuously at rest and during a cognitive task using near-infrared spectroscopy before and after a multifaceted exercise program in thirteen individuals with Parkinson's disease. Results: Cognitive function was not significantly impaired in our group of Parkinson's disease participants at baseline. Cerebral perfusion (69.91% ± 2.43) was significantly greater during cognitive testing than while resting (68.12% ± 2.42) (P ≤ 0.001). Our results are inconclusive with respect to the effect of exercise on cognitive dysfunction in PD.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 101.e1-101.e7 |
| Journal | Science and Sports |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019 Elsevier Masson SAS
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Keywords
- Cerebrovascular circulation
- Cognition
- Exercise
- Parkinson disease