Quantifying gait impairment in individuals affected by Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: the usefulness of gait profile score and gait variable score.

CONCLUSION: Gait profile score can differentiate Charcot Marie Tooth from unaffected people and to quantify ambulation impairment, also identifying the joints more affected by the disease. Implications for rehabilitation Physiotherapy and orthotics constitute the sole possible clinical approach for Charcot Marie Tooth, but the clinical scales are scarcely effective for assessing the rehabilitative outcome. Synthetic measures are able to summarize Charcot Marie tooth kinematics in a single score, and Gait Profile Score is able to differentiate patients with Charcot Marie tooth from healthy controls. Gait Profile Score is related to clinical disability as measured by the Charcot Marie tooth neuropathy score.
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Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - October 18, 2018 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Coghe G, Pau M, Mamusa E, Pisano C, Corona F, Pilloni G, Porta M, Marrosu G, Vannelli A, Frau J, Lorefice L, Fenu G, Marrosu MG, Cocco E Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research