Inpatient Physiotherapy for Functional (Psychogenic) Gait Disorder: A Case Series of 35 Patients.
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SUBMITTER: Matthews A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6353326 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov-Dec
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Inpatient Physiotherapy for Functional (Psychogenic) Gait Disorder: A Case Series of 35 Patients.
Matthews Audrey A Brown Melanie M Stone Jon J
Movement disorders clinical practice 20160129 6
Patients with functional gait disorder (FGD) are often referred for physiotherapy, but data on their outcome is limited. The authors present a case series of 35 patients who received targeted physiotherapy for FGD at a regional neuroscience center (mean number of sessions, 11). Significant improvements in the Modified Rivermead Mobility Index (score range, 0-40) were recorded between pretreatment and posttreatment (mean pretreatment vs. posttreatment score, 20 vs. 37, respectively). Improvements ...[more]
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