Using posturography to detect unsteadiness in 13 patients with peripheral neuropathy: A pilot study

Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 2002, Issue , 2002, Pages 2-8

  Reid, V A ^a   Adbulhadi, H ^a,b   Black, K R ^a   Kerrigan, Casey ^b   Cros, Didier ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Electromyography (EMG); Polyneuropathy; Posturography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FALLING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PILOT STUDY; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; STABILOGRAPHY; VISION; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROPRIOCEPTION;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPRIOCEPTION;

EID: 27644441596     PISSN: 15268748     EISSN: 15268748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/153840902760213658     Document Type: Article

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