Physical therapy in Huntington's disease - toward objective assessments?

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 389-393

  Bohlen, S ^a   Ekwall, C ^b   Hellstrom K ^b   Vesterlin, H ^c   Bjornefur M ^d   Wiklund, L ^c   Reilmann, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Mälar Hospital Eskilstuna   (Sweden)

^d Gnesta Primary Care Center   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gait; Huntington's disease; Physical therapy; Physiotherapy; Posture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BERG BALANCE SCALE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNIFIED HUNTINGTON DISEASE RATING SCALE;

ADULT; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84872393372     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2012.03760.x     Document Type: Article

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