Pathophysiology of gait disturbance in neurologic disorders and clinical presentations

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 233-246

  Vachranukunkiet, Theera ^a   Esquenazi, Alberto ^a  

^a Gait and Motion Analysis Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Ataxic gait; Gait; Neurophysiology; Parkinsonian gait; Spastic gait

Indexed keywords

APRAXIA; BODY POSITION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GAIT DISORDER; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MOBILIZATION; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PARKINSONISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WALKING SPEED;

GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; WALKING;

EID: 84876361613     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: 15581381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2012.11.010     Document Type: Review

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