Abstract
INTRODUCTION:Parkinson disease (PD) is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder. Establishing the usefulness of functional tests in order evaluate motor function in the clinical setting is essential.
MATERIALS AND METHOD:This is a descriptive analytical cross-section study, which correlates the SCOPA-Motor scale with results of the rotation coin test, the Up and Go test and the 360 degrees turn test in patients with PD. A non-parametric analysis was performed, using Spearman correlation coefficient.
RESULTS:Sixteen patients were evaluated. The highest correlation was found between the 360 degrees turn and activities of daily living domain (r = 0.768, P <0.01). Other variables had a moderate but statistically significant correlation. This means that these tests can be used as objective evaluation of patients with PD.
CONCLUSION:This study suggests that the 360 degrees turn test, Up and Go test and coin rotation test are validated tests to evaluate Parkinson's Disease patients in an objective and quantitative way without using SCOPA-Motor during a routine medical follow up.
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