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Caídas y Lesiones Resultantes de Caídas en Pacientes con Parkinsonismo: Una Reevaluación

Sotirios A Parashos^1,2, Stephen A Doxey³, Lora McManus¹

¹Struthers Parkinson's Center, Park Nicollet Clinic, HealthPartners, Golden Valley, Minnesota, USA.

Movement disorders clinical practice

|January 7, 2026

Abstracto

Background:

In 2002 we ascertained the frequency and predictors of falling and injuries among our parkinsonian patients.

Objective:

To evaluate changes in falls and injuries among our parkinsonian patients between 2002 and 2021.

Methods:

A survey collected information about falls, injuries, and related health care from patients treated at our center in 2019 and 2020 (N = 2731). Outcomes included falls, fractures, injuries, and related health services. Explanatory variables included sex, age, disease duration, atypical parkinsonism, and dementia. Results were compared to the 2002 survey.

Results:

1615 surveys were analyzed. There were 54.3% fallers; 62.7% sustained injuries, 31.1% fractures; 59.8% of injuries required health services. Dementia and atypical parkinsonism predicted falling. Female sex, atypical parkinsonism, and dementia predicted fracture. 26% fewer injuries required health services compared to 2002.

Conclusions:

Proportion of fallers and fractures have not changed in our Center since 2002. Fewer injuries required health services.

Palabras clave:

Enfermedad de Parkinson caídas fracturas lesiones parkinsonismo

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