Publications by authors named "Giulia Bonardi"
Unraveling the mechanisms of high-level gait control in functional gait disorders.
J Neural Transm (Vienna)
January 2025
Article Synopsis
- Functional gait disorders (FGDs) are a type of neurological condition that impact high-level control of walking, and they were studied using dual-task methods to explore their effects.
- Researchers analyzed gait patterns in 87 patients with FGDs compared to 48 healthy individuals, focusing on how different tasks (like cognitive challenges) affected their walking.
- Key findings included that longer duration of FGDs was linked to worse walking, while some improvements were noted in specific visual task conditions, suggesting the potential for using gait characteristics as important diagnostic tools for FGDs.
Introduction: Wearable devices and telemedicine are increasingly used to track health-related parameters across patient populations. Since gait and postural control deficits contribute to mobility deficits in persons with movement disorders and multiple sclerosis, we thought it interesting to evaluate devices in telemedicine for gait and posture monitoring in such patients.
Methods: For this systematic review, we searched the electronic databases MEDLINE (PubMed), SCOPUS, Cochrane Library, and SPORTDiscus.
Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) is a complex disorder characterised by aganglia of distal gastrointestinal tracts. The highest proportion of both familial and sporadic cases is due to mutations of the RET proto-oncogene. Five germline mutations in the glial cell-line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) gene, one of the RET ligands, have been detected in HSCR patients.
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