Gait and balance in adults with Friedreich's ataxia

Gait and Posture

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 603-607

  Stephenson, Jeannie ^a   Zesiewicz, Theresa ^a   Gooch, Clifton ^a   Wecker, Lynn ^a   Sullivan, Kelly ^a   Jahan, Israt ^a   Kim, Seok Hun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Cerebellar ataxia; Friedreich's ataxia; Gait

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIC GAIT; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BERG BALANCE SCALE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DECELERATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING SPEED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84933678076     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2015.01.002     Document Type: Article

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