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.
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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
A global perspective on research advances and future challenges in Friedreich ataxia
Indelicato, E., Delatycki, M.B., Farmer, J. et al. A global perspective on research advances and future challenges in Friedreich ataxia. Nat Rev Neurol (2025). doi:10.1038/s41582-025-01065-y