Proposal of a new conceptual gait model for patients with Parkinson’s disease based on factor analysis

Proposal of a new conceptual gait model for patients with Parkinson’s disease based on factor analysis

Abstract Background Gait impairment is a risk factor for falls in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Gait can be conveniently assessed by electronic walkways, but there is need to select which spatiotemporal gait variables are useful for assessing gait in PD. Existing models for gait variables...

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Main Authors: Ilaria Arcolin, Stefano Corna, Marica Giardini, Andrea Giordano, Antonio Nardone, Marco Godi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BioMedical Engineering OnLine
Subjects:
Gait
Parkinson’s disease
Model
Factor analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12938-019-0689-3

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