Neuroimaging and cognitive correlates of postural control in Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review

Abstract Parkinson’s disease (PD) can cause postural instability, which may result in falls. These issues have been associated with motor and non-motor symptoms (NMS), including cognitive dysfunction. Several techniques have been employed to investigate the underlying neural mechanisms involved in p...

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Main Authors: Patrick Tait, Lisa Graham, Rodrigo Vitorio, Tamlyn Watermeyer, Emily C. Timm, Joan O’Keefe, Samuel Stuart, Rosie Morris
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-02-01
Series:Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-024-01539-y
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author Patrick Tait
Lisa Graham
Rodrigo Vitorio
Tamlyn Watermeyer
Emily C. Timm
Joan O’Keefe
Samuel Stuart
Rosie Morris
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description Abstract Parkinson’s disease (PD) can cause postural instability, which may result in falls. These issues have been associated with motor and non-motor symptoms (NMS), including cognitive dysfunction. Several techniques have been employed to investigate the underlying neural mechanisms involved in postural control in PD. These include behavioural studies assessing associations between cognition and postural control, functional neuroimaging studies, and resting-state neural correlates. This review provides an overview of these emerging bodies of research. Scopus, PubMed, and ProQuest were searched and detailed the brain-imaging technique, cohort, and postural control measures. A total of 79 studies were identified. Findings supported the notion of cortical involvement in postural control function to compensate for subcortical damage resulting from PD. Future studies should standardise their outcome measures and data analysis to allow comparisons of results across studies and ensure more comprehensive and robust data collection to enhance the reliability and validity of these findings.
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spelling doaj-art-b2d2ec53744f4b4cb17999a03e5f25942025-02-09T12:16:09ZengBMCJournal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation1743-00032025-02-0122113910.1186/s12984-024-01539-yNeuroimaging and cognitive correlates of postural control in Parkinson’s disease: a systematic reviewPatrick Tait0Lisa Graham1Rodrigo Vitorio2Tamlyn Watermeyer3Emily C. Timm4Joan O’Keefe5Samuel Stuart6Rosie Morris7Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Northumbria UniversityDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Northumbria UniversityDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Northumbria UniversityDepartment of Psychology, Northumbria UniversityDepartment of Anatomy & Cell Biology, RUSH University Medical CenterDepartment of Anatomy & Cell Biology, RUSH University Medical CenterDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Northumbria UniversityDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Northumbria UniversityAbstract Parkinson’s disease (PD) can cause postural instability, which may result in falls. These issues have been associated with motor and non-motor symptoms (NMS), including cognitive dysfunction. Several techniques have been employed to investigate the underlying neural mechanisms involved in postural control in PD. These include behavioural studies assessing associations between cognition and postural control, functional neuroimaging studies, and resting-state neural correlates. This review provides an overview of these emerging bodies of research. Scopus, PubMed, and ProQuest were searched and detailed the brain-imaging technique, cohort, and postural control measures. A total of 79 studies were identified. Findings supported the notion of cortical involvement in postural control function to compensate for subcortical damage resulting from PD. Future studies should standardise their outcome measures and data analysis to allow comparisons of results across studies and ensure more comprehensive and robust data collection to enhance the reliability and validity of these findings.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-024-01539-yBalanceBrain-imagingCognitionCortical activityNeural correlatesParkinson's disease
spellingShingle Patrick Tait
Lisa Graham
Rodrigo Vitorio
Tamlyn Watermeyer
Emily C. Timm
Joan O’Keefe
Samuel Stuart
Rosie Morris
Neuroimaging and cognitive correlates of postural control in Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Balance
Brain-imaging
Cognition
Cortical activity
Neural correlates
Parkinson's disease
title Neuroimaging and cognitive correlates of postural control in Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review
title_full Neuroimaging and cognitive correlates of postural control in Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review
title_fullStr Neuroimaging and cognitive correlates of postural control in Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review
title_full_unstemmed Neuroimaging and cognitive correlates of postural control in Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review
title_short Neuroimaging and cognitive correlates of postural control in Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review
title_sort neuroimaging and cognitive correlates of postural control in parkinson s disease a systematic review
topic Balance
Brain-imaging
Cognition
Cortical activity
Neural correlates
Parkinson's disease
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