Validation of the Brazilian version of the Clinical Gait and Balance Scale and comparison with the Berg Balance Scale

Objective To validate the Clinical Gait and Balance Scale (GABS) for a Brazilian population of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and to compare it to the Berg Balance Scale (BBS). Methods One hundred and seven PD patients were evaluated by shortened UPDRS motor scale (sUPDRSm), Hoehn and...

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Main Authors: Jussara Almeida Oliveira Baggio, Monica de Biagi Curtarelli, Guilherme Riccioppo Rodrigues, Vitor Tumas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2013-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2013000900621&lng=en&tlng=en