Postural instability in patients with Parkinson's disease : epidemiology, pathophysiology and management
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...PARKINSON’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system that affects control of body movement including posture and balance [1]....
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...For physical activity levels, a significant interaction effect was found for the average number of steps per day, F(1, 67) = 4....
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...We found highly significant interaction effects for the MiniBESTest, F(1, 89) = 15....
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...009, and step length during normal walking, F(1, 88) = 7....
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...Regarding activities of daily living, a significant interaction effect was found, F(1, 89) = 10....
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...Frontal cognitive impairment as assessed using the Frontal Assessment Battery [47] was also identified as an independent risk factor for falls [25], more so than low scores on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) [48]....
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...dinal features of Parkinson’s disease (PD) together with rest tremor, rigidity and bradykinesia [4]....
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