CORRELATION BETWEEN FALL AND STABILITY INDICES AND BETWEEN FALL AND WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION INDICES IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
CORRELATION BETWEEN FALL AND STABILITY INDICES AND BETWEEN FALL AND WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION INDICES IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Autor Correspondente: Fukunaga JY | [email protected]
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the correlation between fall and stability indices and between fall and weight distribution indices in Parkinson's disease patients. METHOD: Thirty patients with Parkinson's disease were evaluated using Tetrax Interactive Balance System posturography (TetraxTM) in 8 different sensory conditions. Fall, stability and weight distribution indices were measured and compared.RESULTS: The results showed that fall index correlated with stability index in all eight sensory conditions, and with the weight distribution index in five conditions.CONCLUSION: There is a correlation between fall and stability indices, and between fall and weight distribution indices among Parkinson's disease patients; the higher the weight distribution and stability indices, the higher is the fall index.
