Weijia Hou, Fan Wu, Yue Wang, Weihua Li, Yuanyuan Cheng, Zhizhong Zhu, Siquan Liang, Peipei Liu, Yang Yu, Jialing Wu
INTRODUCTION: Gait initiation (GI) includes automatic and voluntary movements. However, research on their impact on the first step in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and their relationship to freezing of gait (FOG) is lacking. We examined the effects of automatic movements (anticipatory postural adjustments [APAs]) and voluntary movements (limits of stability [LOS]) on the first step (first-step duration and first-step range of motion), along with their early recognition and prediction of slight FOG...
March 29, 2024: Parkinsonism & related Disorders