Prefrontal cortex as a compensatory network in ataxic gait: a correlation study between cortical activity and gait parameters.

CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that PFC activity is linked to gait compensatory mechanisms more than to the variability of the joint kinematic parameters caused by a defective cerebellar control.
PMID: 25588464 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Source: Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience - January 25, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: Restor Neurol Neurosci Source Type: research