George (2004) found that, when compared to controls, subjects with DPN exhibited significantly lower walking velocity, and cadence, as well as impaired reaction time and ability to produce rhythmic limb acceleration (9).
Brittle stars are a moderately popular invertebrate in fishkeeping. They can easily thrive in marine tanks; in fact, the micro brittle star is a common hitchhiker that will propagate and become common in almost any saltwater tank, if one happens to come along on some live rock.
Cool Facts. Brittle stars occur in incredible numbers on the sandy seafloor. In kelp forests near La Jolla in southern California, millions of them may carpet the seafloor in layers up to an inch thick! Brittle stars live in a wide range of water depthsâfrom the shoreline down to 6,755 feet (2,059 m).