Gait variability and disability in multiple sclerosis

Gait and Posture

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-55

  Socie, Michael J ^a   Motl, Robert W ^b   Pula, John H ^c   Sandroff, Brian M ^b   Sosnoff, Jacob J ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

EDSS; Motor function; Spatiotemporal gait parameters; Walking impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; TIME; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CANES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; WALKERS;

EID: 84878375086     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.10.012     Document Type: Article

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