Spin turns in advanced Parkinson's disease: A new clinical gait sign?

Volume: 69, Pages: 19 - 22
Published: Dec 1, 2019
Abstract
Two strategies are known for turning while walking: step turns (the direction change is performed with 3 steps or more) and spin turns (turning on one/both feet simultaneously). It is unknown which strategy patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) choose and if l-dopa and STN-DBS are influencing this strategy.Video-recordings of 171 PD patients that completed 180° turns were analyzed by two blinded raters before surgery, both off and on l-dopa,...
Paper Details
Title
Spin turns in advanced Parkinson's disease: A new clinical gait sign?
Published Date
Dec 1, 2019
Volume
69
Pages
19 - 22
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