Gait patterns in Prader-Willi and Down syndrome patients
Open Access
- 21 June 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
- Vol. 7 (1), 28
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-7-28
Abstract
Prader-Willi (PWS) and Down Syndrome (DS) are two genetic disorders characterised by some common clinical and functional features. A quantitative description and comparison of their patterns would contribute to a deeper understanding of the determinants of motor disability in these two syndromes. The aim of this study was to measure gait pattern in PWS and DS in order to provide data for developing evidence-based deficit-specific or common rehabilitation strategies.Keywords
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