Quantitative evaluation of balance in patients with spinocerebellar ataxia type 1: A case control study

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 435-439

  Mohan, Ganesan ^a   Pal, Pramod Kumar ^a   Sendhil, Kumar R ^a   Thennarasu, Kandavel ^a   Usha, B R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Balance; Balance index; Repeat length; SCA1; Spinocerebellar ataxia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA TYPE 1; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; STABILOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67449101539     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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