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ArticleNeurology. Clinical practice2023

Fall Assessment and Monitoring in People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Practical Evidence-Based Review for Clinicians.

Arpita Gopal, Jeffrey M Gelfand, Riley Bove, Valerie J Block

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Article in Neurology. Clinical practice, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Assessing fall risk in multiple sclerosis using patient-reported outcomes and wearable gait metrics.Multiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinical
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Arpita GopalUCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences (AG, JMG, RB), MS and Neuroinflammation Clinic, Department of Neurology; and Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science (VJB), University of California, San Francisco.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0866-3584
Jeffrey M GelfandUCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences (AG, JMG, RB), MS and Neuroinflammation Clinic, Department of Neurology; and Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science (VJB), University of California, San Francisco.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5121-3319
Riley BoveUCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences (AG, JMG, RB), MS and Neuroinflammation Clinic, Department of Neurology; and Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science (VJB), University of California, San Francisco.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2034-8800
Valerie J BlockUCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences (AG, JMG, RB), MS and Neuroinflammation Clinic, Department of Neurology; and Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science (VJB), University of California, San Francisco.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6199-5484

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose of Review: Falls occur in more than half of all people with multiple sclerosis (MS) but tend to be underdiagnosed and underreported in clinical encounters. This narrative review aims to summarize evidence-based approaches for evaluating fall risk and proven treatment strategies to reduce falling in people with MS to improve care for people with MS and to enhance interprofessional care coordination between treating neurologic and physical therapy (PT) teams. Recent Findings: Screening not just for Summary: A clinical approach is provided to summarize practical, accessible, evidence-based, low-burden measurements and interventions likely to improve ascertainment of patients at risk of falling and optimize timely PT referral and treatment.

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PMCPMC10503932

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