Reduced gait stability in high-functioning poststroke individuals

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 77-88

  Krasovsky, Tal ^a,b   Lamontagne, Anouk ^a,b   Feldman, Anatol G ^b,c,d   Levin, Mindy F ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b JEWISH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal   (Canada)

Author keywords

CVA; Gait; Interlimb coordination; Locomotion; Perturbation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT SPEED; GAIT STABILITY; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; PARESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STEADY STATE; TREADMILL; WALKER;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE TEST; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; STROKE; WALKING;

EID: 84871950482     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00552.2012     Document Type: Article

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