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2003Source
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 84, 11, (2003), pp. 1669-1674ISSN
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Neurology
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Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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vol. 84
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iss. 11
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p. 1669
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p. 1674
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UMCN 3.2: Cognitive neurosciencesAbstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine which test for postural instability in Parkinson's disease (PD) is reliable, valid, and easy to perform in a clinical setting. DESIGN: Cross-sectional reliability and validity study. SETTING: Academic center for movement disorders. PARTICIPANTS: Forty-two patients with PD and 15 controls. Based on the results of a structured interview, the patients were divided in PD-unstable (n=22) and PD-stable (n=20) groups. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Several variants of the retropulsion test with differences in execution and scoring. Responses were scored on 5 different rating scales (ratings of Nutt, Bloem, Pastor; the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale [UPDRS]; the Short Parkinson Evaluation Scale). These tests were compared with steady-stance positions. RESULTS: The interrater reliability was high for most ratings, with weighted kappa ranging from.63 for the UPDRS to.98 for both the Pastor rating and steady-stance positions. Most ratings distinguished between the groups. However, the Nutt rating had the highest overall predictive accuracy, with a sensitivity of.63 and a specificity of.88. CONCLUSIONS: The most valid test for postural stability in PD was an unexpected shoulder pull, executed once, with taking more than 2 steps backward considered abnormal. This retropulsion test is easy to use in a clinical setting.
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