Pathophysiology, diagnostic work-up and management of balance impairments and falls in patients with hereditary spastic paraplegia.

CONCLUSION: Through diligent history-taking and clinical examination, followed by multidisciplinary treatment tailored to the identified underlying mechanisms, balance capacities can be improved in patients with hereditary spastic paraplegia and at least a proportion of falls can be prevented. PMID: 28471471 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28471471?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine - May 6, 2017 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: J Rehabil Med Source Type: research

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