Physiotherapy Approaches in the Treatment of Ataxic Multiple Sclerosis: A Pilot Study

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 203-211

  Armutlu, Kadriye ^a   Karabudak, Rana ^a   Nurlu, Gülay ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Multi ple sclerosis; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OUTPATIENT; PILOT STUDY; SPLINT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WALKING;

ADULT; ATAXIA; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; SPLINTS;

EID: 0035734926     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154596830101500308     Document Type: Article

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