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Balance Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease: The Role of Posturography in Developing a Rehabilitation Program
Joint Authors
Maestri, Roberto
Pezzoli, Gianni
Frazzitta, Giuseppe
Palamara, G.
Bera, R.
Ferrazzoli, D.
Ghilardi, Maria Felice
Fasano, Alfonso
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-10-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Balance dysfunction (BD) in Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a disabling symptom, difficult to treat and predisposing to falls.
The dopaminergic drugs or deep brain stimulation does not always provide significant improvements of BD and rehabilitative approaches have also failed to restore this condition.
In this study, we investigated the suitability of quantitative posturographic indicators to early identify patients that could develop disabling BD.
Parkinsonian patients not complaining of a subjective BD and controls were tested using a posturographic platform (PP) with open eyes (OE) and performing a simple cognitive task [counting (OEC)].
We found that patients show higher values of total standard deviation (SD) of body sway and along the medio-lateral (ML) axis during OE condition.
Furthermore, total and ML SD of body sway during OE condition and total SD of body sway with OEC were higher than controls also in a subgroup of patients with normal Berg Balance Scale.
We conclude that BD in Parkinsonian patients can be discovered before its appearance using a PP and that these data may allow developing specific rehabilitative treatment to prevent or delay their onset.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ferrazzoli, D.& Fasano, Alfonso& Maestri, Roberto& Bera, R.& Palamara, G.& Ghilardi, Maria Felice…[et al.]. 2015. Balance Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease: The Role of Posturography in Developing a Rehabilitation Program. Parkinson’s Disease،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ferrazzoli, D.…[et al.]. Balance Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease: The Role of Posturography in Developing a Rehabilitation Program. Parkinson’s Disease No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ferrazzoli, D.& Fasano, Alfonso& Maestri, Roberto& Bera, R.& Palamara, G.& Ghilardi, Maria Felice…[et al.]. Balance Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease: The Role of Posturography in Developing a Rehabilitation Program. Parkinson’s Disease. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075888
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1075888