About this Research Topic
Gait disorders and frailty symptoms play a key role in the treatment, prognosis, and evolution of patients who suffer from Parkinson’s disease (PD) as a progressive and complex neurological disorder. Gait disorders comprise a large group of conditions commonly encountered in the clinic.
Although the diagnostic process is frequently perceived as being complex, recent developments have vastly improved our understanding of these disorders, generating a considerable array of tools that can support clinicians in the diagnosis. The phenomenology of the clinical syndrome remains what guides the diagnosis but new classification systems and diagnostic criteria have been proposed for several movement disorders with the incorporation of novel method research.
The aim of the current Topic entitled “Gait disorders and Frailty in Parkinson's disease” welcomes the submission of original research papers, including clinical trials, quasi-experimental studies, cross-sectional studies, cohort studies, case-control studies, basic sciences, and diagnosis or reliability studies, as well as reviews or meta-analysis about current research literature on Gait disorders and frailty symptoms in PD.
The topics of interest are multidisciplinary, such as balance alterations, geriatrics, internal medicine, rheumatology, orthopedics, physical therapy, and primary and specialized care related to gait disabilities. The Guest Editors encourage authors from a wide range of disciplines to submit their proposals.
Although the diagnostic process is frequently perceived as being complex, recent developments have vastly improved our understanding of these disorders, generating a considerable array of tools that can support clinicians in the diagnosis. The phenomenology of the clinical syndrome remains what guides the diagnosis but new classification systems and diagnostic criteria have been proposed for several movement disorders with the incorporation of novel method research.
The aim of the current Topic entitled “Gait disorders and Frailty in Parkinson's disease” welcomes the submission of original research papers, including clinical trials, quasi-experimental studies, cross-sectional studies, cohort studies, case-control studies, basic sciences, and diagnosis or reliability studies, as well as reviews or meta-analysis about current research literature on Gait disorders and frailty symptoms in PD.
The topics of interest are multidisciplinary, such as balance alterations, geriatrics, internal medicine, rheumatology, orthopedics, physical therapy, and primary and specialized care related to gait disabilities. The Guest Editors encourage authors from a wide range of disciplines to submit their proposals.
Keywords: Parkinson's disease, gait, frailty, movement disorders, kinematic analysis
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