Gait in hemiplegia: Evaluation of clinical features with the Wisconsin Gait Scale

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 170-174

  Pizzi, Assunta ^a   Carlucci, Giovanna ^a   Falsini, Catuscia ^a   Lunghi, Francesco ^b   Verdesca, Sonia ^a   Grippo, Antonello ^c  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile di Feltre   (Italy)

^c CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gait; Hemiplegia; Outcome; Qualitative gait analysis; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GAIT DISORDER; HEMIPLEGIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION CARE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; VIDEORECORDING; WALKING AID; WALKING SPEED; WISCONSIN GAIT SCALE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; GAIT; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAIT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; WALKING;

EID: 33947729130     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0026     Document Type: Article

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