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Muscular weakness represents the main limiting factor of walk, functional independence and quality of life of myelopathy patients associated to HTLV-1

Renata Costa Caiafa, Marco Orsini, Lílian Ramiro Felício, Marzia Puccioni‐Sohler

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria · 2016 · 22 citations · 13 references

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Abstract

The impairment of gait, functional dependence and quality of life were predominantly a consequence of intense muscle weakness in HTLV-1-associated myelopathy patients.

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Information Retrieval, Evaluation Measure, Barthel Index +5

Interrater Reliability of a Modified Ashworth Scale of Muscle Spasticity

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Muscle Function, Upper Extremity, Kinesiology +18

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Neurological Disorder, Clinical Trials, Pharmacotherapy +3

Epidemiological Aspects and World Distribution of HTLV-1 Infection

Antoine Gessain, Olivier Cassar · Frontiers in Microbiology · 2012 · 1.4K citations · Full text

Muscle Testing: Techniques of Manual Examination

The Medical Journal of Australia · 1973 · 440 citations

Manual Examination, Muscle Function, Kinesiology +8