Validation of the brazilian version of the berg balance scale for patients with parkinson's disease Validação da versão brasileira da Escala de Equilíbrio de Berg para pacientes com a doença de Parkinson

Validation of the brazilian version of the berg balance scale for patients with parkinson's disease Validação da versão brasileira da Escala de Equilíbrio de Berg para pacientes com a doença de Parkinson

Background: Changes in balance occur with the progression of Parkinson's disease (PD). OBJECTIVE: To validate the Brazilian version of the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) for PD patients, determining its reliability and internal consistency and correlating it with PD-specific instruments. METHOD: We e...

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Main Authors: Paula L. Scalzo, Isabella C. Nova, Mônica R. Perracini, Daniel R.C. Sacramento, Francisco Cardoso, Henrique B. Ferraz, Antonio Lúcio Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2009-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
doença de Parkinson
instabilidade postural
Escala de Equilíbrio de Berg
Parkinson's disease
postural instability
Berg Balance Scale
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