The effect of vision on postural strategies in Prader-Willi patients

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1965-1969

  Cimolin, Veronica ^a,b   Galli, Manuela ^a,c   Vismara, Luca ^b   Grugni, Graziano ^b   Priano, Lorenzo ^b   Capodaglio, Paolo ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^c IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Posture; Prader Willi; Rehabilitation; Visual contribution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; SENSORY STIMULATION; STANDING; VISION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 79958259458     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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