Digitized assessments have a considerable potential to guide clinicial decision making and
monitor progress and disease trajectories. The Timed Up and Go test (TUG) has been long …

The occurrence of peripheral neuropathy (PNP) is often observed in Parkinson's disease
(PD) patients with a prevalence up to 55%, leading to more prominent functional deficits …

Background Tracking gait and balance impairment in time is paramount in the care of older
neurological patients. The Minimal Detectable Change (MDC), built upon the Standard Error …

This study aims to test the construct validity and reliability of the Quebec User Evaluation of
Satisfaction with assistive Technology 2.0 (QUEST)–device, an eight-item questionnaire for …

The Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest), a 14-item scale, has high
content validity for balance assessment. This study further examines the construct validity of …

Background Balance, ie, the ability not to fall, is often poor in neurological patients and this
impairment increases their risk of falling. The Mini-Balance Evaluation System Test (Mini …

Smoothness (ie non-intermittency) of movement is a clinically important property of the
voluntary movement with accuracy and proper speed. Resting head position and head …

Background Balance impairment is a hallmark of Parkinson's disease with dramatic effects
for patients (eg falls). Its assessment is thus of paramount importance. The aim of this work is …

Fahr's disease is a rare idiopathic degenerative disease characterized by calcifications in
the brain, and has also been associated with balance impairment. However, a detailed …

Falls are frequent in Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 (DM1), but the pathophysiology of the
balance impairment needs further exploration in this disease. The current work aims to …