Dynamic markers of altered gait rhythm in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2045-2053

  Hausdorff, Jeffrey M ^a,c   Lertratanakul, Apinya ^a   Cudkowicz, Merit E ^b,c   Peterson, Amie L ^a   Kaliton, David ^a   Goldberger, Ary L ^a,c  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Huntington's disease; Motor control; Nervous system diseases; Nonlinear dynamics; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0033938422     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2000.88.6.2045     Document Type: Article

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