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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-9-21
pubmed:abstractText
Neuropsychiatric symptoms are very common in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and can lead to a severe impairment of quality of life. Among neurological manifestations of SLE, altered gait patterns are common but usually not studied. Gait analysis allows us to evaluate the patients' skills, and in this way to plan a specific therapeutic-rehabilitative intervention. We describe the gait pattern of a patient with neurolupus, whose gait was characterized by a diminished propulsion capacity, a diminished load acceptance, a diminished progression of the pressure centre in a posterior-anterior sense, a diminished myoelectric activity in the swing and stence phases. We suggest that gait analysis may be a sensitive indicator of cerebral dysfunction and can be also an useful tool for the follow up of patients with neuropsychiatric SLE.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0014-2573
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
277-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Usefulness of gait analysis for rehabilitation and follow-up in a patient with neurolupus. A case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital, Reggio Calabria, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article