Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Gait Characteristics in People with Friedreich Ataxia: Daily Life versus Clinic Measures

Hannah L. Casey • Vrutangkumar V. Shah • Daniel Muzyka • James McNames • Mahmoud El-Gohary • Kristen Sowalsky • Delaram Safarpour • Patricia (Patty) Carlson-Kuhta • Christian Rummey • Fay B. Horak • Christopher M. Gomez, Front. Neurol. Sec. Movement Disorders, Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fneur.2025.1544453 

Digital gait characteristics from inertial sensors are sensitive and specific for FRDA in both environments. However, different gait measures were more sensitive and specific during free-living versus prescribed gait, suggesting that in-clinic gait does not reflect daily life gait.