Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the role of Action Observation (AO) to improve balance, gait, reduce falls, and to investigate the changes in P300 pattern. Five cognitively intact People with Parkinson’s disease (PwP) were enrolled in this prospective, quasi-experimental study to undergo a rehabilitation program of AO for gait and balance recovery of 60 min, three times a week for four weeks. The statistical analysis showed significant improvements for Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) motor section III p = 0.0082, Short form 12-items Healthy Survey (SF-12) Mental Composite Score (MCS) p = 0.0007, Freezing of gait Questionnaire (FOG-Q) p = 0.0030, The 39-items Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) p = 0.100, and for P300ld p = 0.0077. In conclusion, AO reveals to be a safe and feasible paradigm of rehabilitative exercise in cognitively preserved PwP.

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Title
Action Observation in People with Parkinson’s Disease. A Motor–Cognitive Combined Approach for Motor Rehabilitation. A Preliminary Report
Author
Walter Di Iorio 1 ; Ciarimboli, Alessandro 1 ; Ferriero, Giorgio 2 ; Feleppa, Michele 3 ; Baratto, Luigi 1 ; Matarazzo, Giuseppe 1 ; Gentile, Giovanni 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Masiero, Stefano 5 ; Sale, Patrizio 6   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

1  Rehabilitation Unit, Villa Margherita, 82100 Benevento, Italy 
2  Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Scientific Institute of Lissone, IRCCS, 20851 Lissone, Italy 
3  Neurological Unit and Stroke Unit, Ospedale Civile, 82100 Benevento, Italy 
4  San Camillo Hospital IRCCS, 30126 Venice, Italy 
5  Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua, 35100 Padua, Italy 
6  San Camillo Hospital IRCCS, 30126 Venice, Italy; Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua, 35100 Padua, Italy 
First page
58
Publication year
2018
Publication date
2018
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20799721
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases6030058
ProQuest document ID
2582799732
Copyright
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