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Project Number: | I01RX003397-01A2 |
| Title: | Vestibulopathy, imbalance and gait disturbances in Parkinson disease |
| Principal Investigator: | Nicolaas I Bohnen |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Congressional District Code: | 12 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | July 2021 - June 2025 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $87,928 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,126,220 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: The management of dopamine resistant postural instability and gait difficulty (PIGD) features, such as freezing of gait (FoG), represents perhaps the most important unmet clinical need in Parkinson's disease (PD). Research into the role of the vestibular system in the etiology of FoG has largely been neglected. Age- associated vestibular impairment (presbyvestibulopathy, PVP) is present in about half of older community- dwelling older persons and is a significant contributor to imbalance and fal... |