Motor function and incident dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

This systematic review and meta-analysis by CCNA Team 12 (Memory, Exercise, and Cognition) members, Dr. M. Montero-Odasso and Dr. M. Speechley is the first to evaluate how performance on motor function tests – including tremors, parkinsonisms, and slowing gait – are associated with the development of dementia syndromes. Their review of the literature supports future research that includes quantitative motor assessment (specifically gait velocity tests) for clinical dementia risk evaluation in the CCNA cohort (COMPASS-ND).