Friday, December 3, 2021

The Responsiveness of Gait and Balance Outcomes to Disease Progression in Friedreich Ataxia

Sarah C. Milne, Seok Hun Kim, Anna Murphy, Jane Larkindale, Jennifer Farmer, Ritchie Malapira, Mary Danoudis, Jessica Shaw, Tyagi Ramakrishnan, Fatemeh Rasouli, Eppie M. Yiu, Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis, Geneieve Tai, Theresa Zesiewicz, Martin B. Delatycki & Louise A. Corben. Cerebellum (2021). doi:10.1007/s12311-021-01348-2 

In conclusion, the FARS USS and BBS are highly responsive and can detect change in a wide range of ambulant individuals with FRDA. However, therapeutic effects in children may be best measured by the DGI.