CatWalk-assisted gait analysis in the assessment of spinal cord injury

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作者
Hamers, FPT
Koopmans, GC
Joosten, EAJ
机构
[1] Rudolf Magnus Inst Neurosci, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, NL-3584 CX Utrecht, Netherlands
[2] Rudolf Magnus Inst Neurosci, Dept Otorhinolaryngol, NL-3584 CX Utrecht, Netherlands
[3] Rudolf Magnus Inst Neurosci, Dept Pharmacol & Anat, NL-3584 CX Utrecht, Netherlands
[4] Univ Maastricht, Dept Psychiat & Neuropsychol, Div Neurosci, Maastricht, Netherlands
[5] Acad Hosp Maastricht, Dept Anesthesiol, Maastricht, Netherlands
关键词
CatWalk; coordination; gait analysis; spinal cord injury;
D O I
10.1089/neu.2006.23.537
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Gait analysis plays an important role in the assessment of neurological function in many disease models. In this review, we focus on the newly developed CatWalk system for gait analysis. CatWalk was originally developed as a tool to enhance assessment of functional outcome in spinal cord injury (SCI) models. Although it is also of value in models of among others (neuropathic) pain and peripheral nerve damage, we will limit ourselves to its use in SCI models in this review. The system is positioned against well-established locomotor function tests, and it is indicated how CatWalk can enhance the usefulness of such tests. Development of the system started with the idea that it should enable objective assessment of coordination, and powerful measures of coordination are nowadays included in the analysis options provided by CatWalk. Therefore, a major part of this review is devoted to the history and meaning of these coordination measures.
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页码:537 / 548
页数:12
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