A pilot study: Influence of visual cue color on freezing of gait in persons with Parkinson's disease

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 456-461

  Bryant, Mon S ^a,b   Rintala, Diana H ^b   Lai, Eugene C ^b,c   Protas, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

color; freezing of gait; Parkinson's disease; visual cue

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; AGED; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; FEMALE; GAIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; VISION TEST; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; AGED; COLOR PERCEPTION; COLOR VISION; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; VISION TESTS; WALKING;

EID: 77957760363     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17483107.2010.495815     Document Type: Article

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