[Why do Parkinson patients fall? How can falls be prevented? Etiologic, therpeutic and preventive aspects].

Parkinsonian patients suffer often from falls. There are a lot of causes. Postural instability is an important risk factor for falls in Parkinson's disease. Referring to postural instability and falls the outcome of therapeutic measures using drugs is poor. An interdisciplinary therapeutic approach and general measures can help preventing falls in patients with Parkinson's syndrome.