The "chair test" to aid in the diagnosis of psychogenic gait disorders

Neurologist

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-91

  Okun, Michael S ^a,b   Rodriguez, Ramon L ^a   Foote, Kelly D ^b   Fernandez, Hubert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abasia; Astasia; Chair test; Gait; Neurologic examination; Psychogenic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WALKING; WHEELCHAIR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS;

EID: 33947148649     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nrl.0000256358.52613.cc     Document Type: Article

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