Falls risk is predictive of dysphagia in Parkinson's disease.

Christopher KobyleckiIrena ShiderovaMihaela BocaEmilia Michou

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2021)

The severity of dysphagia in PD is closely related to severity of falls, but not gait freezing. This may be helpful to more precisely determine the anatomical substrate of levodopa-resistant axial symptoms in PD and provide clues to further management.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
parkinson disease
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
cerebral palsy
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