What predicts falls in Parkinson disease?: Observations from the Parkinson's Foundation registry

Conclusions
This large-scale analysis identified several predictors of progression to falling in PD. Such identifiers may help target patient subgroups for falls prevention intervention. Some factors are modifiable, offering opportunities for developing such interventions.

Source: Neurology Clinical Practice - June 11, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Parashos, S. A., Bloem, B. R., Browner, N. M., Giladi, N., Gurevich, T., Hausdorff, J. M., He, Y., Lyons, K. E., Mari, Z., Morgan, J. C., Post, B., Schmidt, P. N., Wielinski, C. L., Wu, S. S., On behalf of The National Parkinson Foundation Quality Improve Tags: Gait disorders/ataxia, Parkinson's disease/Parkinsonism, Cohort studies, Natural history studies (prognosis) Research Source Type: research