PB2. Beneficial Effects of intensive speech-language therapy or virtual dance training on mobility deficits in patients with Parkinsons disease (PD)

Parkinson ’s disease comprises postural instability, problems with gait, balance and mobility. Such deficits may lead to falls, which may further decrease quality of life, morbidity of PD and mortality in PD patients (Muslimovic et al., 2008). PD patients suffer from 3 times the risk of falls and 5 times th e injuries when compared to age-matched healthy controls (Horak, 2005). Although DBS improves motor skills, a trend towards more falls has been reported after STN-DBS (Weaver, 2009; Lai, 2013).

Source: Clinical Neurophysiology - July 10, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: A.D. R ösch, F. Schulte, M. Lay, F. Grether, I. Handabaka, M. Trüper, I. Joos, I. Spöri, S. Kacan, A. Meyer, U. Gschwandtner, P. Fuhr Source Type: research