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Quantification of Gait Abnormalities in Healthy-Looking Multiple Sclerosis Patients (with Expanded Disability Status Scale 0-1.5)
- Source :
- European Neurology. 76:99-104
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- S. Karger AG, 2016.
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Abstract
- Background: Gait impairment is a common symptom in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, but there is a lack of evidence about gait performance in the group of MS patients with no apparent disability. The aim of our study was to evaluate gait characteristics in MS patients with no apparent impairment of walking and with an Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS 0-1.5), and to determine whether any abnormalities are detectable by common clinical tests. Methods: This was an observational study of 64 MS patients with an EDSS 0-1.5 and 47 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. We measured their performance in the timed 25-foot walk test (T25FWT) and the 2-minute walk test (2MWT). The spatiotemporal parameters of gait were measured using a GAITRite instrument. Results: MS patients with no apparent disability (EDSS 0-1.5) performed worse in T25FWT and 2MWT than normal controls. During the self-selected walking speed test on GAITRite, MS patients had a prolonged double support phase, and during the fast walking speed test, they had lower cadence and decreased step length.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
030506 rehabilitation
medicine.medical_specialty
Multiple Sclerosis
Health Status
Double support phase
Disability Evaluation
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
medicine
Humans
Gait Disorders, Neurologic
Neurologic Examination
Expanded Disability Status Scale
business.industry
Multiple sclerosis
Case-control study
medicine.disease
Gait
Walking Speed
Preferred walking speed
Neurology
Case-Control Studies
Physical therapy
Female
Observational study
Neurology (clinical)
0305 other medical science
business
Cadence
human activities
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14219913 and 00143022
- Volume :
- 76
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European Neurology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7aa2a25b808bf3418b9a905b983160de