RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Bone health in chronic neurological diseases: a focus on multiple sclerosis and parkinsonian syndromes
JF Practical Neurology
JO Pract Neurol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 70
OP 79
DO 10.1136/practneurol-2012-000435
VO 13
IS 2
A1 Ruth Dobson
A1 Alison Yarnall
A1 Alastair John Noyce
A1 Gavin Giovannoni
YR 2013
UL http://pn.bmj.com/content/13/2/70.abstract
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.