Patients with autosomal dominant spinocerebellar ataxia have more risk of falls, important balance impairment, and decreased ability to function

Patients with autosomal dominant spinocerebellar ataxia have more risk of falls, important balance impairment, and decreased ability to function

OBJECTIVES: To assess balance and ability to function in patients with spinocerebellar ataxia. METHODS: A total of 44 patients with different spinocerebellar ataxia types 1, 2, 3, and 6 were evaluated using the Tinetti balance...

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Main Authors: Carolina Yuri P. Aizawa, Jose Luiz Pedroso, Pedro Braga-Neto, Marilia Rezende Callegari, Orlando Graziani Povoas Barsottini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2013-08-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
ataxias espinocerebelares
equilibrio
risco de quedas
capacidade funcional
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2013000800508&lng=en&tlng=en

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