Can Gait Deviation Index (GDI) be an Early Indicator for Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?
Three-dimensional gait analysis is used to identify gait deviation in children with autism. However, interpretation of 3D gait data is complex leading to the development of gait indices to conclude the overall data. Gait Deviation Index (GDI) provides an intuitive overall representation of gait kine...
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Published in | International Information Institute (Tokyo). Information Vol. 20; no. 9A; pp. 6351 - 6360 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Koganei
International Information Institute
01.09.2017
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Summary: | Three-dimensional gait analysis is used to identify gait deviation in children with autism. However, interpretation of 3D gait data is complex leading to the development of gait indices to conclude the overall data. Gait Deviation Index (GDI) provides an intuitive overall representation of gait kinematics and is more sensitive to treatment outcomes. However, GDI has never been used to measure gait deviation in autism children. This study investigates the use of GDI on 30 typically developed children and ten autism children. GDI and GDI-Kinetic scores of the participants' lower limb were computed. Descriptive statistical analysis on the maximum and minimum angles of each joint was also reported. The study concludes that GDI has a potential use as an indicator tool for gait deviation of ASD children compared to GDI-Kinetic. |
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ISSN: | 1343-4500 1344-8994 |