Gait, posture and cognition in Parkinson's disease

Gait disorders and postural instability are the leading causes of falls and disability in Parkinson's disease (PD). Cognition plays an important role in postural control and may interfere with gait and posture assessment and treatment. It is important to recognize gait, posture and balance dysf...

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Autores principales: Barbosa, Alessandra Ferreira, Chen, Janini, Freitag, Fernanda, Valente, Debora, Souza, Carolina de Oliveira, Voos, Mariana Callil, Chien, Hsin Fen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5619266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29213470
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1980-5764-2016dn1004005
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Sumario:Gait disorders and postural instability are the leading causes of falls and disability in Parkinson's disease (PD). Cognition plays an important role in postural control and may interfere with gait and posture assessment and treatment. It is important to recognize gait, posture and balance dysfunctions by choosing proper assessment tools for PD. Patients at higher risk of falling must be referred for rehabilitation as early as possible, because antiparkinsonian drugs and surgery do not improve gait and posture in PD.

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