Gait and posture assessments of a patient treated with deep brain stimulation in dystonia using three-dimensional motion analysis systems

Shigetaka Nakao; Koji Komatsu; Waka Sakai; Michiharu Kashihara; Yuki Masuda; Koji Nishikawa; Tetsuya Okahisa; Shin Kondo; Toshifumi Osawa; Ryuji Kaji; Satoshi Gotoh; Shinji Nagahiro; Shinjiro Takata; Natsuo Yasui

doi:10.2152/jmi.58.264

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Gait and posture assessments of a patient treated with deep brain stimulation in dystonia using three-dimensional motion analysis systems

Shigetaka Nakao, Koji Komatsu, Waka Sakai, Michiharu Kashihara, Yuki Masuda, Koji Nishikawa, Tetsuya Okahisa, Shin Kondo, Toshifumi Osawa, Ryuji Kaji, Satoshi Gotoh, Shinji Nagahiro, Shinjiro Takata, Natsuo Yasui

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Shigetaka Nakao
Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
Koji Komatsu
Division of Rehabilitation, Tokushima University Hospital
Waka Sakai
Department of Neurology, Tokushima University Hospital
Michiharu Kashihara
Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
Yuki Masuda
Division of Rehabilitation, Tokushima University Hospital
Koji Nishikawa
Division of Rehabilitation, Tokushima University Hospital
Tetsuya Okahisa
Division of Rehabilitation, Tokushima University Hospital
Shin Kondo
Division of Rehabilitation, Tokushima University Hospital
Toshifumi Osawa
Division of Rehabilitation, Tokushima University Hospital
Ryuji Kaji
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
Satoshi Gotoh
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
Shinji Nagahiro
Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
Shinjiro Takata
Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
Natsuo Yasui
Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School

Keywords: motion analysis, dystonia, DBS

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2011 Volume 58 Issue 3,4 Pages 264-272

DOI https://doi.org/10.2152/jmi.58.264

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Abstract

Kinesiologic analysis of gait disorders, postural instabilities and abnormal movements is quite difficult to assess objectively by clinical observation, such as by specific scale and video recordings. In this study, we reported one of the aspects of the usefulness of three-dimensional motion analysis (Vicon Systems, Oxford, United Kingdom), which can measure inclusive data of movement disorders and substitute for conventional assessments. A 49-year-old man who had various dystonic symptoms, mainly on his left side of the body, responded well to deep brain stimulation (DBS). The examination quantified how the involuntary movements or other symptoms with dystonia changed before and after treatments. J. Med. Invest. 58: 264-272, August, 2011

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