Effects of Levodopa on Gait in People With Parkinson's Disease With and Without a History of Falls
These findings suggest that impaired turning and gait shuffling in PD may be associated with falls and that dopamine replacement therapy, as well as rehabilitation, focused on improving turning and gait shuffling may reduce fall risk.
Authors
- Patricia Carlson‐Kuhta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5794-4155)
- Vrutangkumar V. Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8626-1089)
- Martina Mancini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4532-3984)
- John G. Nutt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2759-1106)
- Fay Bahling Horak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7704-5459)
Institutions
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2025-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.70330
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.76
Funders
- National Institute on Aging
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences