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retropulsion (tendency to fall backward)
Etiology:
- Parkinsonism, Parkinson's disease
- cerebrovascular disease
Clinical manifestations:
- the pull test is the best means of predicting future falls in a patient with a history of backward falls
Management:
- front-wheel walker
Related
falls in the elderly
General
gait ataxia
References
- Geriatric Review Syllabus, 7th edition
Parada JT et al (eds)
American Geriatrics Society, 2010
- Geriatric Review Syllabus, 8th edition (GRS8)
Durso SC and Sullivan GN (eds)
American Geriatrics Society, 2013