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ArticleUS neurology2011

Advances in Therapeutic Options for Gait and Balance in Parkinson's Disease.

Nicolaas I Bohnen, Roger L Albin, Martijn L T M Müller, Kelvin Chou

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Article in US neurology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. On the Complexity of Brain Disorders: A Symptom-Based Approach.Frontiers in computational neuroscience · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nicolaas I BohnenDepartment of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA ; Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA ; Veterans Administration, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Roger L AlbinDepartment of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA ; Veterans Administration, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Martijn L T M MüllerDepartment of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Kelvin ChouDepartment of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Michigan Medicine · USUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

Tomography and Data AnalysisP01NS015655 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI BOHNEN, NICOLAAS IDA · 1985 to 2012
$13.0M
Hyposmia, Cholinergic Denervation and Incipient Cognitive Decline in PDR01NS070856 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI BOHNEN, NICOLAAS IDA · 2010 to 2014
$1.9M
NINDS NIH HHS P01 NS015655NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS070856
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a need to explore non-dopaminergic approaches to treating balance and gait problems in PD. There is emerging evidence on the role of cholinergic denervation of the PPN-thalamus system and falls in PD. Preliminary clinical trial data suggest that the subgroup of PD patients with frequent falls may be suitable candidates for future cholinergic augmentation clinical trials. Recent controlled clinical trials using methylphenidate have been unable to confirm earlier reports of improved gait in PD. Although progressive deterioration of axial motor symptoms occur with DBS of the STN or GPi, new preliminary research suggests that other surgical stimulation sites, such as the PPN, may have a potential benefit on gait and balance impairments in PD. Ongoing vigorous exercise and physical fitness should be highly encouraged to patients with PD who are at risk of physical deconditioning and fear of falling but effective anti-fall physical therapy interventions remain an unmet clinical need.

Indexed as

Acetylcholinedeep brain stimulationdopamineexercisefallsmobilitynoradrenergicParkinson's diseasepedunculopontine nucleusstriatumsubstantia nigra

Identifiers

PMID24348751
PMCPMC3859869
OpenAlexW1483959179

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