Biomechanical phenomenum description of gait in patients with type 2 spinocerebellar ataxia

Authors

  • Carlos Diaz Novo Centro de Biofísica Médica, Universidad de Oriente, Santiago de Cuba
  • Osiel Gámez Rodríguez Hospital General Docente “Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba
  • Arquímedes Montoya Pedrón Hospital General Docente “Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba
  • Isabel Adela Vigil Zulueta Hospital General Docente “Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba
  • Laritza Zamora Matamoros Universidad de Oriente, Santiago de Cuba

Keywords:

type 2 spinocerebellar ataxia, biomechanical phenomenum description, ataxic gait, movement disorder.

Abstract

A descriptive and cross-sectional study of 23 patients with clinical, neurological and genetic diagnosis of type 2 spinocerebellar ataxia, assisted in the  Neurogenetic Service of “Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso” Teaching General Hospital in Santiago de Cuba, was carried out from January, 2013 to December, 2015, in order to obtain a reduced group of gait spacetemporal parameters in these patients, by means of the videographic technique. A sample of 35 healthy individuals over 18 years chosen at random, was also included.  Significant differences between the biomechanical phenomenum variables extracted from the evaluation of gait in sick and healthy people were observed.  The method used allowed to determine that the course of the disease influences in the decrease of gait speed and increases the step width and the hip oscillations. 

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2016-12-08

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Diaz Novo C, Gámez Rodríguez O, Montoya Pedrón A, Vigil Zulueta IA, Zamora Matamoros L. Biomechanical phenomenum description of gait in patients with type 2 spinocerebellar ataxia. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 8 [cited 2025 Jul. 22];20(12). Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/1136

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