Progressive gait deterioration in adolescents with Dravet syndrome

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 873-878

  Rodda, Jill M ^a,c   Scheffer, Ingrid E ^b,d,e   McMahon, Jacinta M ^b   Berkovic, Samuel F ^b   Graham, H Kerr ^b,c  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEVERE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY IN INFANCY; WALKING; WHEELCHAIR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY, JUVENILE; NAV1.1 VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CHANNEL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863802044     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: 15383687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2011.3275     Document Type: Article

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