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Clinical Correlates of Fear of Falling in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Multiple System Atrophy by Viviana A. Martínez‐Villota; Cinthia Terroba‐Chambi; Sergio A. Castillo‐Torres; Malco Rossi; Marcelo Merello is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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Fear of falling (FoF), defined as "a lasting concern about falling that leads to an individual avoiding activities that a person remains capable of performing" [1], is a complex syndrome affecting functionality, quality of life, and increasing risk of institutionalization in the elderly population [2], and has been associated with worse balance, recurrent falls, anxiety, and cognitive impairment [3]. However, the association with falls has been variable and contrasting through different studies [4, 5]. FoF has been extensively evaluated in patients with idiopathic Parkinson disease [4-6], and associated with balance and gait alterations, and cognitive and psychiatric factors, has been proposed to work in a vicious circle of avoidance behavior perpetuating FoF, impairing functionality, and inducing falls [7]. However, FoF studies in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) or multiple system atrophy (MSA) are scarce [8]. Therefore, we designed a prospective study with the aim of evaluating the clinical correlates of FoF in patients with PSP and MSA. ME THODS Patients with clinical diagnosis of PSP-parkinsonism (PSP-P), and MSA-parkinsonian type (MSA-P) or MSA-cerebellar type (MSA-C) acc

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Author

Viviana A. Martínez‐Villota; Cinthia Terroba‐Chambi; Sergio A. Castillo‐Torres; Malco Rossi; Marcelo Merello

Publisher

Wiley

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)