Age at Onset Influences Progression of Motor and Non-Motor Symptoms during the Early Stage of Parkinson's Disease: A Monocentric Retrospective Study.

The interactions between the age at onset with other pathogenic mechanisms and the interplays between the disease progression and the aging processes in Parkinson's disease (PD) remain undefined, particularly during the first years of illness. Here, we retrospectively investigated the clinical presentation and evolution of the motor and non-motor symptoms and treatment-related complications during the first 5 years of illness in subjects categorized according to age at onset. A total of 131 subjects were divided into "Early-Onset-PD" (EOPD; onset ≤49 years), "Middle-Onset-PD" (MOPD; onset 50-69 years) and "Late-Onset-PD" (LOPD; onset ≥70 years).

Proprioceptive Focal Stimulation (Equistasi) for gait and postural balance rehabilitation in patients with Parkinson's disease: A systematic review.

Gait and postural deficits are the most common impairments in patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD). These impairments often reduce patients' quality of life. Equistasi is a wearable proprioceptive stabilizer that converts body thermic energy into mechanical vibration.

Transcranial direct current stimulation for upper extremity spasticity rehabilitation in stroke survivors: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

Objectives: To examine the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on upper extremity spasticity after stroke and to define the most effective tDCS parameters.

Literature Survey: Systematic review in the following databases: PubMed, SCOPUS, PEDro, CINAHL, MEDLINE, REHABDATA, AMED, and Web of Science databases. Studies up to June 2020 were included.

Clinical effectiveness of focal muscle vibration on gait and postural stability in individuals with neurological disorders: A systematic review.

Background: Gait deficits and postural instability are common impairments among patients with neurological disorders. These impairments limit function independence and decrease activities of daily living. Focal muscle vibration (FMV) produces vibration signals affecting the nervous system.

Identification of Gait Unbalance and Fallers Among Subjects with Cerebellar Ataxia by a Set of Trunk Acceleration-Derived Indices of Gait.

This study aimed to assess the ability of 25 gait indices to characterize gait instability and recurrent fallers among persons with primary degenerative cerebellar ataxia (pwCA), regardless of gait speed, and investigate their correlation with clinical and kinematic variables. Trunk acceleration patterns were acquired during the gait of 34 pwCA, and 34 age- and speed-matched healthy subjects (HS) using an inertial measurement unit. We calculated harmonic ratios (HR), percent recurrence, percent determinism, step length coefficient of variation, short-time largest Lyapunov exponent (sLLE), normalized jerk score, log-dimensionless jerk (LDLJ-A), root mean square (RMS), and root mean square ratio of accelerations (RMSR) in each spatial direction for each participant.

Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation effects on spasticity in patients with spinal cord injury: A systematic review.

Context: Spasticity is one of the most prevalent impairments following spinal cord injury (SCI). It can lead to a decrease in the patient's functional level. Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) has demonstrated motor function improvements following SCI.

Rehabilitation of limb apraxia in patients following stroke: A systematic review.

Apraxia is widely used to describe one of the more disabling deficits following left strokes. The role of rehabilitation in treating apraxic stroke patients remains unclear. This systematic review was conducted to study the impacts of various rehabilitation interventions on the limb apraxia post-stroke.

Effects of physical therapy interventions on balance ability in people with traumatic brain injury: A systematic review.

Background: Balance deficits are common impairments in individuals with post-traumatic brain injury (TBI). Balance deficits can restrict the activities of daily living and productive participation in social life. To date, no systematic reviews have examined the impact of physical therapy intervention on balance post-TBI.