Prospective analysis of falls in dominant ataxias.

Abstract:

:In a previous retrospective study, we demonstrated that falls are common and often injurious in dominant spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) and that nonataxia features play an important role in these falls. Retrospective surveys are plagued by recall bias for the presence and details of prior falls. We therefore sought to corroborate and extend these retrospective findings by means of a prospective extension of this fall study. 113 patients with SCA1, SCA2, SCA3 or SCA6, recruited from the EuroSCA natural history study, were asked to keep a fall diary in between their annual visits to the participating centres. Additionally, patients completed a detailed questionnaire about the first three falls, to identify specific fall circumstances. Relevant disease characteristics were retrieved from the EuroSCA registry. 84.1% of patients reported at least one fall during a time period of 12 months. Fall-related injuries were common and their frequency increased with that of falls. The presence of nonataxia symptoms was associated with a higher fall frequency. This study confirms that falls are a frequent and serious complication of SCA, and that the presence of nonataxia symptoms is an important etiological factor in its occurrence.

journal_name

Eur Neurol

journal_title

European neurology

authors

Fonteyn EM,Schmitz-Hübsch T,Verstappen CC,Baliko L,Bloem BR,Boesch S,Bunn L,Giunti P,Globas C,Klockgether T,Melegh B,Pandolfo M,Schöls L,Timmann D,van de Warrenburg BP

doi

10.1159/000342907

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-01-01 00:00:00

pages

53-7

issue

1

eissn

0014-3022

issn

1421-9913

pii

000342907

journal_volume

69

pub_type

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