Pull test performance and correlation with falls risk in Parkinson?s disease

Postural instability (PI) and falls are major sources of disability in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Our objectives were to evaluate the correlation between the pull-test (PT) scores and falls. Patients underwent a standardized data collection including demographic, clinical data, and the UPDRS scores f...

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Main Authors: Renato P. Munhoz, Helio A. Teive
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2014-08-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2014000800587&lng=en&tlng=en