Gait pattern in inherited cerebellar ataxias

Cerebellum

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 194-211

  Serrao, Mariano ^a,b   Pierelli, Francesco ^a   Ranavolo, Alberto ^c   Draicchio, Francesco ^c   Conte, Carmela ^b,c   Don, Romildo ^d   Di Fabio, Roberto ^a   Lerose, Margherita ^a   Padua, Luca ^e   Sandrini, Giorgio ^f   Casali, Carlo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^c National Institute of Occupational Safety and Prevention   (Italy)

^d Rehabilitation Centre   (Italy)

^e IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

FRDA; Gait analysis; Inherited ataxias; Motor control; SCA

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CENTER OF MASS DISPLACEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE ATAXIA RATING SCALE; JOINT DISPLACEMENT; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; SUPPORT MOVEMENT; TIME DISTANCE PARAMETER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859005814     PISSN: 14734222     EISSN: 14734230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12311-011-0296-8     Document Type: Article

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