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| Author | Year | Title | Sample size total (ASD) | Average age in sample (years) | Gait analysis method | Major findings |
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| Shetreat-Klein et al. [32] | 2014 | Abnormalities of joint mobility and gait in children with autism spectrum disorders | 76 (38) | 4.58 | Video Analysis | Gait with wide base of support common in ASD |
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| Weiss et al. [33] | 2013 | Gait analysis of teenagers and young adults diagnosed with autism and severe verbal communication disorders | 19 (9) | 19 | GAITRite | Reduced stride length and increased stance time in ASD |
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| Chester and Calhoun [34] | 2012 | Gait symmetry in children with autism | 36 (14) | 6.06 | 8-Cam Vicon | No significant differences in mean temporospatial gait parameters |
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| Nayate et al. [35] | 2012 | Differentiation of high-functioning autism and Asperger's disorder based on neuromotor behaviour | 33 (11) | 12.75 | GAITRite | Increased step width in ASD; visual cues increased stride length variability in ASD |
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| Calhoun et al. [36] | 2011 | Gait patterns in children with autism | 34 (12) | 6.06 | 8-Cam Vicon | Increased cadence, reduced peak ankle plantar flexion and hip flexion moments in ASD |
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| Nobile et al. [37] | 2011 | Further evidence of complex motor dysfunction in drug naive children with autism using automatic motion analysis of gait | 32 (16) | 10.28 | ELITE | Increased step width, reduced ankle plantar flexion and knee flexion-extension at toe-off, and a reduced hip range of motion in ASD |
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| Rinehart et al. (a) [28] | 2006 | Gait function in high-functioning autism and Asperger's disorder: evidence for basal-ganglia and cerebellar involvement? | 30 (10) | 10.69 | Clinical Stride Analyzer | Increased variability in stride length in ASD |
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| Rinehart et al. (b) [38] | 2006 | Gait function in newly diagnosed children with autism: cerebellar and basal ganglia related motor disorder | 22 (11) | 5.79 | GAITRite | Increased variability in stride length and stride time in ASD |
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| Vernazza-Martin et al. [39] | 2005 | Goal directed locomotion and balance control in autistic children | 15 (9) | 5 | ELITE | Reduced step length in ASD |
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| Ambrosini et al. [40] | 1998 | Motion analysis of patients with infantile autism | 8 (8) | 10.8 | 5 Cam Vicon | Reduced stride length, increased step width, and reduced ground reaction forces during terminal stance in ASD |
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| Vilensky et al. [41] | 1981 | Gait disturbances in patients with autistic behavior: a preliminary study | 41 (21) | 7.73 | Video Analysis | Reduced stride length and increased stance time in ASD. Reduced ankle dorsiflexion and knee extension at initial contact and increased hip flexion at toe-off in ASD |
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