Review maps balance-system signs and symptoms in Parkinson's disease
A systematic review catalogued reported vestibular problems and assessed measurement tools, without establishing how common these problems are among all patients.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
The review found reports of dizziness, abnormal eye movements, altered vestibular test responses, and impaired postural control in people with Parkinson's disease. It also evaluated tools used to measure these features. The findings support closer study of vestibular involvement, but the reported counts do not establish the proportion of patients affected or explain what causes their symptoms.
This abstract-based summary cannot assess patient-level prevalence or differences across disease stages. The abstract does not name the tools within each recommendation category or provide their individual measurement properties.
Reports are not prevalence
Dizziness was the most frequently reported vestibular symptom in the review. Eye-movement and postural-control abnormalities were prominent signs. These are patterns within the collected literature, so they cannot be read as an individual patient's likelihood of experiencing them.
Measurement was a central question
The authors classified commonly used assessment tools into recommendation categories using published criteria. They also called for research on symptom progression and a standardized assessment protocol, indicating that important questions about consistent measurement remain.
The original publication
Vestibular Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review of Signs and Symptoms.
Rosado-Martins F, Santos B, Costa CM et al.
Mov Disord Clin Pract · 2026
- PubMed ID
- 40854008
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