The 25-foot walk velocity accurately measures real world ambulation in Friedreich ataxia

Neurology

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 705-706

  Fahey, M C ^a,b,c   Corben, L A ^a   Collins, V ^a   Churchyard, A J ^c   Delatycki, M B ^a,b  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN FXN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCELEROMETER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GENETICS; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INTRON; MOBILIZATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; VELOCITY; ATAXIA; EXERCISE TEST; GAIT; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EXERCISE TEST; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GAIT; GAIT ATAXIA; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33947494945     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000256037.63832.6f     Document Type: Article

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