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Postural instability/gait disturbance in Parkinson's disease has distinct subtypes: an exploratory analysis.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 May 2011
Factor Stewart A, Steenland N Kyle, Higgins Donald S, Molho Eric S, Kay Denise M, Montimurro Jennifer, Rosen Ami R, Zabetian Cyrus P, Payami Haydeh
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that postural instability with falling (PIF) and freezing of gait (FOG) are distinct subtypes of the postural instability/gait disturbance (PIGD) form of Parkinson's disease (PD). METHODS: 499 PD subjects from the NeuroGenetics Research Consortium were studied using logistic regression to examine, in a cross sectional analysis, predictors of FOG and PIF. Potential predictors were...
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