Gait function in adults with Williams syndrome

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 192, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 695-702

  Hocking, Darren R ^a   Rinehart, Nicole J ^a   McGinley, Jennifer L ^b   Bradshaw, John L ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Cerebellum; Gait; Visuomotor; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING SPEED; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GAIT APRAXIA; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WALKING; WILLIAMS SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58649089149     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-008-1586-3     Document Type: Article

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