Postural Abnormalities in Parkinson's Disease: An Epidemiological and Clinical Multicenter Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The overall frequency of postural abnormalities (PA) in Parkinson's disease (PD) is unknown. We evaluated the overall prevalence of PA and assessed the association with demographic and clinical variables.

Methods

For this multicenter, cross-sectional study, consecutive PD outpatients attending 7 tertiary Italian centers were enrolled. Patients were evaluated and compared for the presence of isolated PA such as camptocormia, Pisa syndrome, and anterocollis and for combined forms (ie, camptocormia + Pisa syndrome) together with demographic and clinical variables.

Results

Of the total 811 PD patients enrolled, 174 (21.5%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 18.6%-24.3%) presented PA, 144 of which had isolated PA and 30 had combined PA. The prevalence of camptocorm

SUBMITTER: Tinazzi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6749805 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature