Self-reported gait unsteadiness in mildly impaired neurological patients: An objective assessment through statistical gait analysis

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Benedetti, Maria Grazia ^a   Agostini, Valentina ^b   Knaflitz, Marco ^b   Gasparroni, Verusca ^c   Boschi, Marco ^c   Piperno, Roberto ^d  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN INJURY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN INJURIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION;

EID: 84865442314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-9-64     Document Type: Article

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