Balance and gait disorders in de novo Parkinson’s disease : support for early rehabilitation
BackgroundPostural instability is considered a late complication of Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, growing evidence shows that balance and gait problems may occur early in the disease.ObjectiveTo describe balance, gait, and falls/near falls in persons with newly diagnosed, untreated PD (“de novo”), and to compare this with persons with mild-moderate PD (Later PD). In addition, we evaluated dif
