Brain metabolic alterations herald falls in patients with Parkinson’s disease

Abstract Pathophysiological understanding of gait and balance disorders in Parkinson’s disease is insufficient and late recognition of fall risk limits efficacious follow‐up to prevent or delay falls. We show a distinctive reduction of glucose metabolism in the left posterior parietal cortex, with i...

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Main Authors: Ioannis U. Isaias, Joachim Brumberg, Nicoló G. Pozzi, Chiara Palmisano, Andrea Canessa, Giorgio Marotta, Jens Volkmann, Gianni Pezzoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-04-01
Series:Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/acn3.51013