Real-life gait assessment in degenerative cerebellar ataxia: Toward ecologically valid biomarkers

W Ilg, J Seemann, M Giese, A Traschütz, L Schöls… - Neurology, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objectives With disease-modifying drugs on the horizon for degenerative ataxias,
ecologically valid motor biomarkers are highly warranted. In this observational study, we …

Quantitative gait and balance outcomes for ataxia trials: consensus recommendations by the ataxia global initiative working group on digital-motor biomarkers

W Ilg, S Milne, T Schmitz-Hübsch, L Alcock, L Beichert… - The Cerebellum, 2024 - Springer
With disease-modifying drugs on the horizon for degenerative ataxias, ecologically valid,
finely granulated, digital health measures are highly warranted to augment clinical and …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of the gait characteristics associated with Cerebellar Ataxia

E Buckley, C Mazzà, A McNeill - Gait & posture, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Cerebellar Ataxias are a group of gait disorders resulting from
dysfunction of the cerebellum, commonly characterised by slowly progressing incoordination …

Quantitative evaluation of gait ataxia by accelerometers

S Shirai, I Yabe, M Matsushima, YM Ito… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Elsevier
An appropriate biomarker for spinocerebellar degeneration (SCD) has not been identified.
Here, we performed gait analysis on patients with pure cerebellar type SCD and assessed …

Digital gait biomarkers allow to capture 1‐year longitudinal change in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3

W Ilg, B Müller, J Faber, J van Gaalen… - Movement …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Measures of step variability and body sway during gait have shown to correlate with clinical
ataxia severity in several cross‐sectional studies. However, to serve as a valid progression …

Gait variability in spinocerebellar ataxia assessed using wearable inertial sensors

VV Shah, R Rodriguez‐Labrada, FB Horak… - Movement …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Quantitative assessment of severity of ataxia‐specific gait impairments from
wearable technology could provide sensitive performance outcome measures with high face …

Exploring risk of falls and dynamic unbalance in cerebellar ataxia by inertial sensor assessment

P Caliandro, C Conte, C Iacovelli, A Tatarelli… - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background. Patients suffering from cerebellar ataxia have extremely variable gait kinematic
features. We investigated whether and how wearable inertial sensors can describe the gait …

Accuracy and repeatability of two methods of gait analysis–GaitRite™ und mobility lab™–in subjects with cerebellar ataxia

T Schmitz-Hübsch, AU Brandt, C Pfueller, L Zange… - Gait & posture, 2016 - Elsevier
Instrumental gait analysis is increasingly recognized as a useful tool for the evaluation of
movement disorders. The various assessment devices available to date have mostly been …

Real‐life turning movements capture subtle longitudinal and Preataxic changes in cerebellar ataxia

A Thierfelder, J Seemann, N John… - Movement …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Clinical and regulatory acceptance of upcoming molecular treatments in
degenerative ataxias might greatly benefit from ecologically valid endpoints that capture …

Gait impairment precedes clinical symptoms in spinocerebellar ataxia type 6

L Rochester, B Galna, S Lord, D Mhiripiri… - Movement …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 (SCA6) is an inherited ataxia with no established
treatment. Gait ataxia is a prominent feature causing substantial disability. Understanding …