Publications by authors named "J Pauw"
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- The study evaluates the reliability of the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) to assess cervical dystonia through video ratings.
- Three different professionals independently rated the videos, and their agreement was measured using the intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC).
- Results showed good reliability for the overall severity score, but varied among individual rating items, highlighting the need for clearer definitions in certain subscales.
Background: Cervical dystonia is a movement disorder typically characterized by a patterned and twisting movement of sustained or intermittent muscle contractions. Recently, new clinical trials are emerging, highlighting the potential benefit of physiotherapy (PT) on disease outcomes. Thus, the objective of this review is to update the effectiveness of PT on cervical dystonia disease outcomes and subsequently perform a meta-analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aims: Is the increase in species diversity patterns towards lower latitudes linked to reproductive traits? Plant reproductive organs influence reproductive isolation and hence species divergence. Abiotic differences between temperate and tropical regions can also directly impact on plant reproductive traits. Here we provide a novel overview of southern hemisphere, Afromontane forest tree taxonomical patterns and ask whether reproductive traits relate to latitude, while accounting for environmental (tree height) and evolutionary (biogeographical affinity) selective forces.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Accumulating evidence suggests a role of the brainstem in tinnitus generation and modulation. Several studies in chronic tinnitus patients have reported latency and amplitude changes of the different peaks of the auditory brainstem response, possibly reflecting neural changes or altered activity. The aim of the systematic review was to assess if alterations within the brainstem of chronic tinnitus patients are reflected in short- and middle-latency auditory evoked potentials (AEPs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Dizziness is a common reason for referral to physiotherapy. Additional information on clinical characteristics, treatment effect and prognostic indicators in physiotherapy practice are needed.
Methods: A retrospective observational study.