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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Published in:	Dementia & neuropsychologia Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 280 - 286
Main Authors:	Barbosa, Alessandra Ferreira, Chen, Janini, Freitag, Fernanda, Valente, Debora, Souza, Carolina de Oliveira, Voos, Mariana Callil, Chien, Hsin Fen
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brazil Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento 01-10-2016 Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Subjects:	avaliação da marcha CLINICAL NEUROLOGY cognição doença de Parkinson GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES marcha MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL NURSING PSYCHIATRY PSYCHOLOGY queda Views & Reviews gait assessment Parkinson's disease cognition fall gait cognição queda marcha doença de Parkinson avaliação da marcha
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Summary:	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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ISSN:	1980-5764 1980-5764
DOI:	10.1590/s1980-5764-2016dn1004005