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Cues and Body-Weight-Supported (BWS) Gait Training in Parkinson’s Disease

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Advanced Technologies for the Rehabilitation of Gait and Balance Disorders

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Gait is one of the motor tasks most affected in Parkinson’s disease (PD), due to a deficit of internal rhythmic signals that interferes with motor pathways (Currà et al. in JAMA 12:646–654, 2004 [1]).

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  1. Neurological Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, C. Mondino National Neurological Institute, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy

    Giorgio Sandrini, Cristina Tassorelli, Eliana Berra & Roberto De Icco

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Sandrini, G., Tassorelli, C., Berra, E., De Icco, R. (2018). Cues and Body-Weight-Supported (BWS) Gait Training in Parkinson’s Disease. In: Sandrini, G., Homberg, V., Saltuari, L., Smania, N., Pedrocchi, A. (eds) Advanced Technologies for the Rehabilitation of Gait and Balance Disorders. Biosystems & Biorobotics, vol 19. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72736-3_25

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