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Prediction of falls in subjects suffering from Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis and stroke - Beghi E, Gervasoni E, Pupillo E, Bianchi E, Montesano A, Aprile I, Agostini M, Rovaris M, Cattaneo D.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the risk of falls and fall predictors in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), multiple sclerosis (MS) and stroke using the same study design. DESIGN: Multicenter prospective cohort study. SETTING: Three [masked] institution...
Source: SafetyLit - November 13, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Does a perturbation based gait intervention enhance gait stability in fall prone stroke survivors? A pilot study - Punt M, Bruijn SM, van de Port IG, de Rooij IJM, Wittink H, van Dieen JH.
A recent review indicated that perturbation based training (PBT) interventions are effective in reducing falls in older adults and patients with Parkinson's disease. It is unknown whether this type of intervention is effective in stroke survivors. We deter...
Source: SafetyLit - January 29, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Berg balance scale score as a predictor of independent walking at discharge among adult stroke survivors - Jenkin J, Parkinson S, Jacques A, Kho L, Hill K.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine which admission clinical assessment or assessments best predict independent walking at discharge (IW-DC) among adults with unilateral impairments hospitalized for rehabilitation post-stroke. METHO...
Source: SafetyLit - September 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Protocol for the development of a core outcome set for evaluating mixed-diagnosis falls prevention interventions for people with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and stroke - O'Malley N, Coote S, Clifford AM.
BACKGROUND: Given the high incidence of falls and their associated negative effects, the development of effective falls prevention interventions for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's Disease (PD) and stroke is a priority. Currently the imple...
Source: SafetyLit - June 6, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Fatigue and fatigability in neurologic illnesses: Proposal for a unified taxonomy - Kluger BM, Krupp LB, Enoka RM.
Fatigue is commonly reported in many neurologic illnesses, including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, myasthenia gravis, traumatic brain injury, and stroke. Fatigue contributes substantially to decrements in quality of life and disability in these il...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 25, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

Neurological and psychiatric aspects of emotion - Starkstein SE, Tranel D.
Neurological and psychiatric aspects of emotions have been the focus of intense research for the past 30 years. Studies in both acute (e.g., stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI)) and chronic (e.g., dementia, Parkinson's disease) neurological disorders demo...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 7, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Balance assessment in older people using inertial sensors - Ghahramani M, Naghdy F, Stirling D, Naghdy G.
People at the age of 65 and above are drastically at the risk of falling. Falls among elderly may occur because of many physical factors such as natural deterioration of motor function or other disease related problems such as stroke, Parkinson's or Alzhei...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 3, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Epidemiology of neurological disorders in India: review of background, prevalence and incidence of epilepsy, stroke, Parkinson's disease and tremors - Gourie-Devi M.
Growth and development of neuroepidemiology in India during the last four decades has been documented highlighting the historical milestones. The prevalence rates of the spectrum of neurological disorders from different regions of the country ranged from 9...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 20, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news

"Gunslinger's gait": a new cause of unilaterally reduced arm swing - Araújo R, Ferreira JJ, Antonini A, Bloem BR.
OBJECTIVE:  To postulate a new possible cause of a unilaterally reduced arm swing in addition to the known medical conditions such as shoulder pathology, Erb's palsy, stroke, and Parkinson's disease. METHODS:  Analysis of YouTube videos depicting...
Source: SafetyLit - December 22, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Regulation of gait and balance: the underappreciated role of neuronal nicotinic receptor agonists - Young MF, Wecker L.
Alterations in gait and balance are manifest in numerous neurological disorders such as the ataxias and Parkinson's disease, and may occur as a consequence of stroke, traumatic brain injury and chemical insults to the brain. Although the underlying etiolog...
Source: SafetyLit - April 16, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Risk and prevention of fracture in patients with major medical illnesses: a mini-review - Cummings SR, Eastell R.
Patients with several medical conditions, including Parkinson's disease, recent stroke, HIV, and heart failure, have a high risk of hip fracture. These patients will also have more severe consequences of a hip fracture, including a greater chance of dying ...
Source: SafetyLit - December 26, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Neuropsychological testing - Zucchella C, Federico A, Martini A, Tinazzi M, Bartolo M, Tamburin S.
Neuropsychological testing is a key diagnostic tool for assessing people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment, but can also help in other neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease, stroke, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury and epi...
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Prediction of falls in subjects suffering from Parkinson disease, multiple sclerosis, and stroke: methodologic issues - Sabour S.
[Abstract unavailable] Language: en...
Source: SafetyLit - August 2, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Falls Source Type: news

Response to letter "Prediction of falls in subjects suffering from Parkinson disease, multiple sclerosis, and stroke: methodologic issues" - Cattaneo D, Gervasoni E, Pupillo E, Bianchi E, Agostini M, Rovaris M, Aprile I, Montesano A, Beghi E.
[Abstract unavailable] Language: en...
Source: SafetyLit - August 2, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Eigen posture based fall risk assessment system using Kinect - Tripathy SR, Chakravarty K, Sinha A.
Postural Instability (PI) is a major reason for fall in geriatric population as well as for people with diseases or disorders like Parkinson's, stroke etc. Conventional stability indicators like Berg Balance Scale (BBS) require clinical settings with skill...
Source: SafetyLit - November 20, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

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