Objective assessment of gait in normal-pressure hydrocephalus

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-45

  Williams, Michael A ^a   Thomas, George ^a   De Lateur, Barbara ^b   Imteyaz, Hejab ^b   Rose, J Gregory ^b   Shore, Wendy S ^a,b   Kharkar, Siddharth ^a   Rigamonti, Daniele ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Gait; Hydrocephalus Shunts; Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS, NORMAL PRESSURE; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37549019629     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31815b6461     Document Type: Article

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