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Functional Gait Assessment and Balance Evaluation System Test: Reliability, Validity, Sensitivity, and Specificity for Identifying Individuals With Parkinson Disease Who Fall by Leddy, Abigail L, Crowner, Beth E, Earhart, Gammon M

“…Gait impairments, balance impairments, and falls are prevalent in individuals with Parkinson disease (PD). Although the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) can be…”
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Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test Performance in Parkinson's Disease by Duncan, Ryan P., PT, MPT, Leddy, Abigail L., DPT, Earhart, Gammon M., PhD, PT

“…Abstract Duncan RP, Leddy AL, Earhart GM. Five times sit-to-stand test performance in Parkinson's disease. Objectives To (1) determine intrarater and…”
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Multi-institutional Outcomes and Associations After Excision and Primary Anastomosis for Radiotherapy-associated Bulbomembranous Urethral Stenoses Following Prostate Cancer Treatment by Voelzke, BB, Leddy, LS, Myers, JB, Breyer, BN, Alsikafi, NF, Broghammer, JA, Elliott, SP, Vanni, AJ, Erickson, BA, Buckley, JC, Zhao, LC, Wright, T, Rourke, KF

“…To evaluate the outcomes of excision and primary anastomosis (EPA) for radiation-associated bulbomembranous stenoses using a multi-institutional analysis. The…”
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Comparative Utility of the BESTest, Mini-BESTest, and Brief-BESTest for Predicting Falls in Individuals With Parkinson Disease: A Cohort Study by Duncan, Ryan P, Leddy, Abigail L, Cavanaugh, James T, Dibble, Leland E, Ellis, Terry D, Ford, Matthew P, Foreman, K Bo, Earhart, Gammon M

“…The newly developed brief-balance evaluation system test (brief-BESTest) may be useful for measuring balance and predicting falls in individuals with Parkinson…”
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Accuracy of Fall Prediction in Parkinson Disease: Six-Month and 12-Month Prospective Analyses by Earhart, Gammon M., Ford, Matthew P., Ellis, Terry D., Dibble, Leland E., Cavanaugh, James T., Leddy, Abigail L., Duncan, Ryan P., Foreman, Kenneth B.

“…We analyzed the ability of four balance assessments to predict falls in people with Parkinson Disease (PD) prospectively over six and 12 months. Materials and…”
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Detecting and predicting balance decline in Parkinson disease: a prospective cohort study by Duncan, Ryan P, Leddy, Abigail L, Cavanaugh, James T, Dibble, Leland E, Ellis, Terry D, Ford, Matthew P, Foreman, K Bo, Earhart, Gammon M

“…The natural progression of balance decline in individuals with Parkinson disease (PD) is not well understood. We aimed to: 1) compare the utility of three…”
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Impact of Lymph Node Disease in Soft Tissue Sarcomas by Johannesmeyer, D.C, Smith, V, Cole, D.J, Esnaola, N.F, Leddy, L, Camp, E.R

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Utility of the Mini-BESTest, BESTest, and BESTest Sections for Balance Assessments in Individuals With Parkinson Disease by Leddy, Abigail L, Crowner, Beth E, Earhart, Gammon M

“…BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The Balance Evaluation Systems Test(BESTest) has been shown to be a reliable and valid measure of balance in individuals with Parkinson…”
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Variable Intensive Early Walking Poststroke (VIEWS): A Randomized Controlled Trial by Hornby, T. George, Holleran, Carey L., Hennessy, Patrick W., Leddy, Abigail L., Connolly, Mark, Camardo, Jaclyn, Woodward, Jane, Mahtani, Gordhan, Lovell, Linda, Roth, Elliot J.

“…Background. Converging evidence suggests that the amount of stepping practice is an important training parameter that influences locomotor recovery poststroke…”
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Feasibility and Potential Efficacy of High-Intensity Stepping Training in Variable Contexts in Subacute and Chronic Stroke by Holleran, Carey L., Straube, Don D., Kinnaird, Catherine R., Leddy, Abigail L., Hornby, T. George

“…Background. Previous data suggest that the amount and aerobic intensity of stepping training may improve walking poststroke. Recent animal and human studies…”
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Validated Pediatric Functional Outcomes of All-epiphyseal ACL Reconstructions: Does Reinjury Affect Outcomes? by Ranade, Sheena C, Refakis, Christian A, Cruz, Jr, Aristides I, Leddy, Kelly L, Wells, Lawrence, Lawrence, John Todd, Ganley, Theodore J

“…Greater frequency and intensity level of sports participation may be contributing to an increasing incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears in…”
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Validated Pediatric Functional Outcomes of All-epiphyseal ACL Reconstructions: Does Reinjury Affect Outcomes? by Ranade, Sheena C., Refakis, Christian A., Cruz, Aristides I., Leddy, Kelly L., Wells, Lawrence, Lawrence, John Todd, Ganley, Theodore J.

“…BACKGROUND:Greater frequency and intensity level of sports participation may be contributing to an increasing incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)…”
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Feasibility of Focused Stepping Practice During Inpatient Rehabilitation Poststroke and Potential Contributions to Mobility Outcomes by Hornby, T. George, Holleran, Carey L., Leddy, Abigail L., Hennessy, Patrick, Leech, Kristan A., Connolly, Mark, Moore, Jennifer L., Straube, Donald, Lovell, Linda, Roth, Elliot

“…Background. Optimal physical therapy strategies to maximize locomotor function in patients early poststroke are not well established. Emerging data indicate…”
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Are the Average Gait Speeds During the 10 Meter and 6 Minute Walk Tests Redundant in Parkinson Disease? by Duncan, Ryan P, Combs-Miller, Stephanie A, McNeely, Marie E, Leddy, Abigail L, Cavanaugh, James T, Dibble, Leland E, Ellis, Terry D, Ford, Matthew P, Foreman, K. Bo, Earhart, Gammon M

“…Highlights • Gait speed during the Comfortable 10 Meter Walk and 6 Minute Walk are strongly associated in moderate PD. • Comfortable 10 Meter Walk may be used…”
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Alterations in Aerobic Exercise Performance and Gait Economy Following High-Intensity Dynamic Stepping Training in Persons With Subacute Stroke by Leddy, Abigail L, Connolly, Mark, Holleran, Carey L, Hennessy, Patrick W, Woodward, Jane, Arena, Ross A, Roth, Elliot J, Hornby, T George

“…Impairments in metabolic capacity and economy (O2cost) are hallmark characteristics of locomotor dysfunction following stroke. High-intensity (aerobic)…”
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AND AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY POSITION STATEMENT ON TESTING FOR AUTONOMIC AND SOMATIC NERVE DYSFUNCTION by Vinik, Aaron I, Camacho, Pauline M, Davidson, Jaime A, Handelsman, Yehuda, Lando, Howard M, Leddy, Anne L, Reddy, Sethu K, Cook, Richard, Spallone, Vicenza, Tesfaye, Solomon, Ziegler, Dan

“…This document represents the official position of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American College of Endocrinology. Where there…”
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High-Intensity Variable Stepping Training in Patients With Motor Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Series by Holleran, Carey L, Hennessey, Patrick W, Leddy, Abigail L, Mahtani, Gordhan B, Brazg, Gabrielle, Schmit, Brian D, Hornby, T George

“…BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Previous data suggest that large amounts of high-intensity stepping training in variable contexts (tasks and environments) may improve…”
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Balance differences in people with Parkinson disease with and without freezing of gait by Duncan, Ryan P, Leddy, Abigail L, Cavanaugh, James T, Dibble, Leland E, Ellis, Terry D, Ford, Matthew P, Foreman, K. Bo, Earhart, Gammon M

“…Highlights • Individuals with freezing of gait (FOG) have worse balance than those without FOG. • Those with FOG have worse reactive postural responses and…”
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External validation of a simple clinical tool used to predict falls in people with Parkinson disease by Duncan, Ryan P, Cavanaugh, James T, Earhart, Gammon M, Ellis, Terry D, Ford, Matthew P, Foreman, K. Bo, Leddy, Abigail L, Paul, Serene S, Canning, Colleen G, Thackeray, Anne, Dibble, Leland E

“…Abstract Background Assessment of fall risk in an individual with Parkinson disease (PD) is a critical yet often time consuming component of patient care…”
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Echocardiographic findings in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease by Hossack, K F, Leddy, C L, Johnson, A M, Schrier, R W, Gabow, P A

“…Echocardiography, including Doppler analysis, was performed to assess the prevalence of cardiac abnormalities in 163 patients with autosomal dominant…”
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