s diseaseAccidental fallsDisabilityFunctional balancePredictionBackground: Falls are a debilitating problem for people with Parkinson's disease (PD). Objectives: To compare clinical and functional characteristics of non-fallers, single and recurrent fallers (≥2 falls); to determine predictors of time ...
MDS UPDRS-III item-based rigidity and postural stability score estimations: A data-driven approachZhengyu LinRui GuoChencheng ZhangDianyou LiXiaohua QianBomin Sun
This was a large prospective cohort study with people with Parkinson's disease. ? A MDS-UPDRS Part II>14 points was shown to independently predict recurrent falls. ? A MDS-UPDRS Part II>14 may replace a UPDRS ADL>12 in two falls predictive tools. ? Both a 3- and 5-predictor tool ...