Reduced Performance in Balance, Walking and Turning Tasks is Associated with Increased Neck Tone in Parkinson's Disease

Rigidity or hypertonicity is a cardinal symptom of Parkinson's disease (PD). We hypothesized that hypertonicity of the body axis affects functional performance of tasks involving balance, walking and turning. The magnitude of axial postural tone in the neck, trunk and hip segments of 15 subject...

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Main Authors: Franzén, Erika, Paquette, Caroline, Gurfinkel, Victor S, Cordo, Paul J, Nutt, John G, Horak, Fay B
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: 2009
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Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2775914/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19573528
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.expneurol.2009.06.013
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