Characterizing gait, locomotor status, and disease severity in children and adolescents with friedreich ataxia

Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 144-149

  Croarkin, Earllaine ^a   Maring, Joyce ^b   Pfalzer, Lucinda ^c   Harris Love, Michael ^b   Siegel, Karen ^a   Diprospero, Nicholas ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Degenerative disease; Walking

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IDEBENONE; UBIQUINONE;

ADOLESCENT; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GAIT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GAIT; GAIT APRAXIA; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UBIQUINONE; WALKING;

EID: 70349107245     PISSN: 15570576     EISSN: 15570584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NPT.0b013e3181b5112e     Document Type: Article

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