Parkinsonian gait in elderly people: Significance of the threshold value of two and more falls per year

Parkinsonism in the elderly presents a major risk factor for recurrent falls (2 and more per year), which is associated with increased morbidity. The main objective was to investigate explanatory variables relating of being fallers (RF) persons parkinsonian gait. Seventy-nine among 172 eligible were enrolled this prospective study, findings analyzed at 12 months. Motor non-motor features, as well follow-up interviews identify falls, loss ability walk, fluctuating cognition, traumatic all-cause hospitalizations deaths collated results compared between non RF (zero one fall year) RF. Bayesian model averaging used predict probability patients from their medical history cognitive assessment, gait velocity, vision posture. N = 79, 0.58 men, 50% had Parkinson's disease, 14% other neurodegenerative syndrome, 23% vascular parkinsonism 13% Lewy body 58% Median age 81.2 years median MMSE 25/30. A hallucinations, odds ratio respectively 9.06 (CI 2.34–38.22), 4.21 1.04–18.67) highest ratios along cognition abnormal Two or year relevant threshold distinguish population high comorbidity. whole hallucinations can be considered predictive people provide tracking tool patient management.