MONDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) — Changes in walking speed among older adults may indicate the early stages of a type of dementia called mild cognitive impairment, researchers say.
Their study included 93 people, aged 70 and older, who lived alone. Of the participants, 54 had no cognitive impairment, 31 had so-called non-memory-related mild cognitive impairment and eight had memory-related mild cognitive impairment.
MONDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) — Changes in walking speed among older adults may indicate the early stages of a type of dementia called mild cognitive impairment, researchers say.