Validity and reliability of the CatWalk system as a static and dynamic gait analysis tool for the assessment of functional nerve recovery in small animal models.
Elisabeth Artemis KapposPatricia K SieberPatricia E EngelsAlessio V MarioloSalvatore D'ArpaDirk J SchaeferDaniel F KalbermattenPublished in: Brain and behavior (2017)
In conclusion, CatWalk can be used as a complementary approach to other behavioral testing paradigms to assess clinically relevant behavioral benefits, with the main advantage that this system demonstrates both static and dynamic gait parameters at the same time. Due to limited reliability and validity of certain parameters, we recommend that only the most frequently assessed parameters should be used in the future.
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