Citation

Laidet M, Herrmann FR, Armand S, Assal F, Lalive PH, Allali G. J. Neurol. Sci. 2017; 380: 212-214.

Affiliation

Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Division of Neurology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva University, Geneva, Switzerland; Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, USA. Electronic address: Gilles.Allali@hcuge.ch.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jns.2017.07.034

PMID

28870571

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Behavioural symptoms and gait disorders are very common in patients with multiple sclerosis.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between fear of falling and gait instability at one year in patients with multiple sclerosis.

METHODS: Thirty-five multiple sclerosis patients were included. Fear of falling was assessed by the Fall Efficacy Scale-International and gait variability with stride time variability under single and dual-task conditions at baseline and at one year.

RESULTS: Baseline fear of falling score was associated with increased stride time variability at one year during dual-task condition even after adjustment on covariates.

CONCLUSION: Fear of falling is associated with gait variability at one year, especially under dual-task condition.

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Language: en

Keywords

Dual task; Fall; Fear of falling; Gait; Multiple sclerosis