Measurement Properties of the Functional Balance Ability Measure Across Subacute Neurologic Diagnoses [PDF]
Objective: To evaluate the measurement properties of the Functional Balance Ability Measure (FBAM) in people with subacute neurologic conditions using Rasch analysis. Design: Retrospective, cross-sectional analysis.
Jasmine J. Cash, PhD +3 more
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Virtual reality training for gait disorders in Parkinson’s disease: a bibliometric and visual analysis of hotspots and trends using CiteSpace and VOSviewer [PDF]
BackgroundThis study systematically reviews the current status, hotspot distribution, and developmental trends of virtual reality (VR) training for improving gait disorders in Parkinson’s disease (PD).AimTo map the global intellectual landscape and ...
Yutong Pan +3 more
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Slow unsteady gait in a population-based cohort: links to ventriculomegaly and INPH-related imaging markers [PDF]
Background Although clinical evaluation, radiological findings, and supplementary tests are routinely used to diagnose idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (INPH), the large variability in surgical outcomes raises the question of whether diagnostic ...
Jenny Lander +8 more
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Infliximab-associated multifocal central nervous system demyelination mimicking multiple sclerosis in a patient with Crohn’s disease: a case report [PDF]
Background Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) inhibitors are widely used for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, including Crohn’s disease.
Mohammad Ahmad Sawaftah +4 more
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Background: The clinical presentation of Functional Movement Disorders (FMD) is highly variable, encompassing gait disturbances and a wide range of hyper- and hypokinetic movement abnormalities.
Carl Alexander Gless +14 more
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Influence of Robot-Assisted Gait Training on Lower-Limb Muscle Activity in Patients With Stroke: Comparison With Conventional Gait Training [PDF]
Objective To measure muscle activity before and after robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) in patients with stroke and examine the differences in muscle activity changes compared with conventional gait training (CGT).
Naoki Tanaka +3 more
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Diagnosis of psychogenic (functional) gait disorders
Psychogenic gait is common in patients with medically unexplained neurological symptoms and provides significant challenges to healthcare providers. Clinicians may arrive at a correct diagnosis earlier if distinctive positive signs are identified and ...
V. S. Savkov
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Stooped posture, which is usually aggravated during walking, is one of the typical postural deformities in patients with parkinsonism. However, the degree of stooped posture is difficult to quantitatively measure during walking.
Se Hoon Kim +7 more
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Determining the walking ability of post-stroke patients is crucial for the design of rehabilitation programs and the correct functional information to give to patients and their caregivers at their return home after a neurorehabilitation program.
Alex Martino Cinnera +10 more
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Immediate Effects of Mental Singing While Walking on Gait Disturbance in Hemiplegic Stroke Patients: A Feasibility Study [PDF]
ObjectiveTo investigate the immediate therapeutic effects of mental singing while walking intervention on gait disturbances in hemiplegic stroke patients.MethodsEligible, post-stroke, hemiplegic patients were prospectively enrolled in this study.
Seung Yeol Lee +4 more
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