Integrative Approach Improves Fall Risk and Postural Stability in Spinocerebellar Ataxia-2 - A Case Report.

Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) comprise a large heterogeneous group of autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias. Despite availability of various conventional treatments, reducing disability and improving the quality of life is a challenge in this condition. In the present case report, based on the clinical symptoms and site of pathology, an Ayurveda-based diagnosis of and was considered.

Shaky and unsteady: Dynamic posturography in essential tremor.

Background: The spectrum of symptoms exhibited by patients with essential tremor (ET) extends far beyond the classical tremor. This study aims to explore and establish the presence of subtle balance abnormalities in ET using dynamic posturography (DP).

Methods: DP was performed on 18 patients with ET and 26 controls.

Quantitative Balance and Gait Measurement in Patients with Frontotemporal Dementia and Alzheimer Diseases: A Pilot Study.

Introduction: Alzhiemers disease and Frontotemporal dementia are common neurodegenerative dementias with a wide prevalence. Falls are a common cause of morbidity in these patients. Identifying subclinical involvement of these parameters might serve as a tool in differential analysis of these distinct parameters involved in these conditions and also help in planning preventive strategies to prevent falls.