Trait impulsivity is associated with the risk of falls in Parkinson's disease.

OBJECTIVE: Impulsivity is a "tendency to act prematurely without foresight." Clinical experience suggests that such impulsive behavior can impact on the fall risk in Parkinson's disease (PD), but this has never been tested. We investigated whether trait impulsivity is related to fall...

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Main Authors: Katrijn Smulders, Rianne A Esselink, Roshan Cools, Bastiaan R Bloem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3946755?pdf=render