| Literature DB >> 26846418 |
Gilles Allali1,2, Magali Laidet3, Francois R Herrmann4, Stéphane Armand5, Charlotte Elsworth-Edelsten3,5, Frédéric Assal3, Patrice H Lalive3,6.
Abstract
This longitudinal study aims to compare the role of stride time variability (STV) and EDSS for predicting falls in 50 patients with multiple sclerosis with low disability. 21.7 % developed falls (follow-up: 22 months). STV (IRR: 1.73, 95 % CI: 1.23-2.41, p = 0.001) and EDSS (IRR: 2.29, 95 % CI: 1.35-3.90, p = 0.002) were associated with the number of falls. Adding STV to EDSS improves the predictive power of the model from 21 to 26 %, but not adding EDSS to STV.Entities:
Keywords: Disability; Falls; Gait disorders; Longitudinal study; Multiple sclerosis
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26846418 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-016-1511-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neural Transm (Vienna) ISSN: 0300-9564 Impact factor: 3.575