Open AccessGait Characteristics in Youth With Transverse Myelitis
Author(s) -
Miriam Hwang,
Ann Flanagan,
Adam Graf,
Karen M. Kruger,
Nancy Scullion,
Samantha Tayne,
Haluk Altıok
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1945-5763
pISSN - 1082-0744
DOI - 10.46292/sci20-00048
Subject(s) - medicine , gait , ambulatory , gait analysis , physical medicine and rehabilitation , pelvic tilt , typically developing , physical therapy , surgery , radiography , autism , psychiatry
Transverse myelitis (TM) in childhood is a rare disorder characterized by the presence of spinal cord inflammation. Gait difficulty in children with TM is common; however, there is a paucity of literature regarding quantitative assessment of gait in children and adolescents with TM.