Vestibular Sensory Conflict During Postural Control, Freezing of Gait, and Falls in Parkinson's Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The vestibular system has been implicated in the pathophysiology of episodic motor impairments in Parkinson's disease (PD), but specific evidence remains lacking.

Objective

We investigated the relationship between the presence of freezing of gait and falls and postural failure during the performance on Romberg test condition 4 in patients with PD.

Methods

Modified Romberg sensory conflict test, fall, and freezing-of-gait assessments were performed in 92 patients with PD (70 males/22 females; mean age, 67.6 ± 7.4 years; Hoehn and Yahr stage, 2.4 ± 0.6; mean Montreal Cognitive Assessment, 26.4 ± 2.8).

Results

Failure during Romberg condition 4 was present in 33 patients (35.9%). Patients who failed the Romberg condition 4 were older and had more severe

SUBMITTER: Bohnen NI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9673158 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature