Falls in Parkinson's disease. Causes and impact on patients' quality of life

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of the different causes of falling in Parkinson's disease (PD) and to evaluate the influence of falls on patients' quality of life (QoL). We recruited 60 PD patients (31 with falls, 29 without falls). We found that falls were caused b...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Functional neurology 2005-10, Vol.20 (4), p.163-168
Hauptverfasser:	Michałowska, Małgorzata, Fiszer, Urszula, Krygowska-Wajs, Anna, Owczarek, Krzysztof
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data Activities of Daily Living Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Antiparkinson Agents - therapeutic use Cognition - physiology Electroencephalography Female Humans Hypotension, Orthostatic - physiopathology Levodopa - therapeutic use Male Middle Aged Parkinson Disease - complications Parkinson Disease - drug therapy Parkinson Disease - psychology Psychomotor Performance - physiology Quality of Life Sex Characteristics
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