Deficits in stepping response time are associated with impairments in balance and mobility in people with Huntington disease

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 298, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 91-95

  Goldberg, Allon ^a,b   Schepens, Stacey L ^a   Feely, Shawna M E ^b   Garbern, James Y ^b   Miller, Lindsey J ^b   Siskind, Carly E ^b   Conti, Gerry E ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Huntington disease; Mobility; Stepping response time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BRADYKINESIA; CHOREA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DYSTONIA; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME;

ADULT; AGED; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77958153068     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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