Table 4.
Prospective fall assessment. Fall event details
fall events | ||||
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Healthy subjects n = 9 falls |
Cerebellar disorders n = 313 |
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n | % | n | % | |
Environment | ||||
At home | 2 | 22 | 207 | 71 |
Public area | 7 | 78 | 83 | 29 |
Indoor | 2 | 22 | 218 | 75 |
Outdoor | 7 | 78 | 72 | 25 |
xx | ||||
Even underground | 0 | 0 | 210 | 71 |
Uneven underground | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 |
Stairs | 1 | 11 | 28 | 9 |
Incline/decline | 2 | 22 | 4 | 1 |
Slippery underground | 3 | 33 | 22 | 7 |
Obstacle | 2 | 22 | 21 | 7 |
Circumstances | ||||
Morning | 0 | 0 | 84 | 28 |
Noon/afternoon | 4 | 44 | 144 | 48 |
Evening | 5 | 56 | 68 | 23 |
Night | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
Symptoms | ||||
Dizziness/ vertigo | 0 | 0 | 60 | 20 |
Pain | 2 | 22 | 5 | 2 |
Weakness | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Collapse | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
Not specified | 7 | 78 | 228 | 73 |
Sequence | ||||
Anterior | 5 | 56 | 101 | 35 |
Posterior | 1 | 11 | 114 | 39 |
Lateral | 3 | 33 | 69 | 24 |
Vertical | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Tripping | 2 | 22 | 104 | 38 |
Slipping | 3 | 33 | 22 | 8 |
Weakness | 0 | 0 | 46 | 17 |
Instability/ imbalance | 0 | 0 | 88 | 32 |
Inattentive | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
Contact/ collision | 4 | 44 | 3 | 1 |
Behavior | ||||
Locomotion | 4 | 44 | 203 | 66 |
Transition | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14 |
Turning | 2 | 22 | 16 | 5 |
Reaching/leaning | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 |
Standing | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 |
Sitting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Doing sports/ activities | 3 | 33 | 2 | 0 |