Stabilometry in patients with Dravet Syndrome to quantitatively assess ataxia: A preliminary study

Introduction: Dravet Syndrome (DS) is a rare disease characterized by recurrent seizures, intellectual and behavioural disability, myoclonus, pyramidal or extrapyramidal signs, and ataxia. However, ataxia has only been clinically observed [1]. The aim of this study was to test the possibility of using the stabilometry as a tool to quantitatively monitor ataxia in subjects with DS at different time-points, and to help the differential diagnosis from other diseases featuring similar signs [2].

Source: Gait and Posture - October 1, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: R. Di Marco, M. Duso, R. Cesaletti, L. Nieves, C. Boniver, F. Darra, F. Ragona, S. Masiero, A. Del Felice Source Type: research