objectives: the aim of this study was to extract suitable spatiotemporal and kinematic parameters to determine how total knee replacement (tkr) alters patients’ knee kinematics during gait, using a rapid and simplified quantitative two-dimensional gait analysis procedure. methods: two-dimensional kinematic gait pattern of 10 participants were collected before and after the tkr surgery, using a ...

BACKGROUND Emerging evidence indicates an association between cognitive function and physical performance in late life. This study examines the relationship between cognitive function and subsequent gait speed decline among high-functioning older adults. METHODS Measures of global cognitive function (Modified Mini Mental State Examination [3MS]) and executive control function (ECF) (a clock d...

A 9-year-old, female, spayed, domestic longhaired cat presented to The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center Oncology Service with a 6-month history of changes in behavior and weight loss. The owner reported that the cat had become abnormally unfriendly and would growl or hiss when touched. The cat also had gait changes, manifested by left hind limb weakness, difficulty walking up sta...

OBJECTIVE Gait disturbance is the main factor contributing to a negative impact on quality of life in patients with Huntington's disease (HD). Understanding gait features in patients with HD is essential for planning a successful gait strategy. The aim of this study was to investigate temporospatial gait parameters in patients with HD compared with healthy controls. METHODS We investigated 7 ...

PURPOSE This study introduces a novel way to accurately assess gait quality. This new method called Multifeature Gait Score (MGS) is based on the computation of multiple parameters characterizing six aspects of gait (temporal, amplitude, variability, regularity, symmetry and complexity) quantified with one inertial sensor. According to the aspects described, parameters were aggregated into part...

Background and Purpose—We hypothesized that retinal microvascular signs are associated with executive dysfunction, slow gait, and depressive mood, which are characteristic features of microvascular disease affecting frontal subcortical regions of the brain. Methods—In the Cardiovascular Health Study, 1744 participants (mean age, 78) free of stroke had retinal photographs and carotid ultrasound ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Our aims were to analyze the characteristics of parkinsonian features and to characterize changes in parkinsonian motor symptoms before and after the cerebrospinal fluid tap test (CSFTT) in idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (INPH) patients. METHODS INPH subjects were selected in consecutive order from a prospectively enrolled INPH registry. Fifty-five INPH patien...

BACKGROUND Gait disorders or postural instability has been done before. However, lack of reviews has addressed the relation between gait and postural stability in Parkinson's disease (PD). AIM The aim was to evaluate the relation between gait parameters and postural stability in early and late stages of PD. MATERIALS AND METHODS The forty-one idiopathic PD patients were divided into two gro...