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Gait asymmetry, ankle spasticity, and depression as independent predictors of falls in ambulatory stroke patients

BACKGROUND: Falls are the leading cause of injury in stroke patients. However, the cause of a fall is complicated, and several types of risk factors are involved. Therefore, a comprehensive model to predict falls with high sensitivity and specificity is needed. METHODS: This study was a prospective...

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Autores principales: Wei, Ta-Sen, Liu, Peng-Ta, Chang, Liang-Wey, Liu, Sen-Yung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5441600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28542281
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177136