Correlation study among 3D-Gait Analysis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and cognitive parameters in unrestricted people with relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Introduction: The subclinical gait disorders may affect people with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (pwRR- MS). The Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) is the most used scale to evaluate gait impairment in pwRR-MS, however it may be insensitive to subclinical disability at the lower end of the scale [1]. The three Dimensional-Gait Analysis (3D-GA), might detect the slight gait abnormalities in pwRR-MS. The aims of study were: 1) To detect, by 3D-GA, changes of gait pattern during usual walking (single task, SinT), motor and cognitive dual tasks (MotDT, CogDT) in pwRR-MS as compared to healthy controls (HCs); 2) To analyze the correlations among cognitive status scores, brain atrophy measures and gait parameters.
Source: Gait and Posture - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research