Increased gait variability is associated with the history of falls in patients with cerebellar ataxia

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 261, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 213-223

  Schniepp, Roman ^a   Wuehr, Max ^a   Schlick, Cornelia ^a   Huth, Sabrina ^a   Pradhan, Cauchy ^a   Dieterich, Marianne ^a   Brandt, Thomas ^a   Jahn, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerebellar ataxia; Fall related injuries; Falls; Gait analysis; Gait variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; BERG BALANCE SCALE; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLITIS; CEREBELLUM ATROPHY; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; ETHYLTOXIC ATROPHY; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL GAIT ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WALKING SPEED;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AREA UNDER CURVE; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84893236153     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-013-7189-3     Document Type: Article

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