Impaired tilt perception in Parkinson's disease: a central vestibular integration failure.

Impaired balance control is a hallmark symptom in Parkinson's disease (PD). Altered sensory-motor integration contributes to the deficiency. We aimed to determine whether impaired vestibular signal processing added to the disorder. We exposed patients (N = 11; 68±6y) and age-matched healthy sub...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Bertolini, Andrea Wicki, Christian R Baumann, Dominik Straumann, Antonella Palla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4398395?pdf=render