Romei Marianna, Galli Manuela, Fazzi Elisa, Maraucci Ilaria, Schwartz Michael, Uggetti Carla, Crivellini Marcello
Department of Bioengineering, Polytechnic of Milan, Italy.
Funct Neurol. 2007 Jan-Apr;22(1):17-21.
The primary aim of this study was to assess the correlations between gait analysis, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) scores in children with cerebral palsy (CP). These common diagnostic tools were used to evaluate 21 children affected by CP (mean age: 6 years, range: 5-13 years; 8 females and 13 males; 5 left hemiplegics, 4 right hemiplegics, 12 diplegics). In particular, in order to compare gait analysis data with other diagnostic evaluations, the Normalcy Index (NI) was used. The results showed a good correlation between the NI and the results of MRI, and between NI and the GMFM score (r=-0.76). Therefore, this investigation demonstrated that there exists a strong relationship between gait analysis and other clinical evaluation tools.
本研究的主要目的是评估脑瘫（CP）患儿的步态分析、磁共振成像（MRI）和粗大运动功能测量（GMFM）评分之间的相关性。这些常用的诊断工具用于评估21名受脑瘫影响的儿童（平均年龄：6岁，范围：5 - 13岁；8名女性和13名男性；5名左侧偏瘫患者，4名右侧偏瘫患者，12名双侧偏瘫患者）。特别是，为了将步态分析数据与其他诊断评估进行比较，使用了正常指数（NI）。结果显示NI与MRI结果之间以及NI与GMFM评分之间存在良好的相关性（r = -0.76）。因此，本研究表明步态分析与其他临床评估工具之间存在密切关系。
