PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ruth Dobson
AU  - Alison Yarnall
AU  - Alastair John Noyce
AU  - Gavin Giovannoni
TI  - Bone health in chronic neurological diseases: a focus on multiple sclerosis and parkinsonian syndromes
AID  - 10.1136/practneurol-2012-000435
DP  - 2013 Apr 01
TA  - Practical Neurology
PG  - 70--79
VI  - 13
IP  - 2
4099  - http://pn.bmj.com/content/13/2/70.short
4100  - http://pn.bmj.com/content/13/2/70.full
SO  - Pract Neurol2013 Apr 01; 13
AB  - The importance of bone health is increasingly recognised, and there is mounting evidence that neurological conditions are associated with a significantly increased risk of osteoporosis and fractures. This increase in risk is likely to be multifactorial. Multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease were identified in the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women study as significantly associated with osteoporosis. Here, we discuss the literature on bone health, falls and fractures in MS and akinetic-rigid syndromes, and suggest strategies to investigate and manage bone health in the neurology clinic.