Purpose: The purpose of the study was to estimate the number and type of falls and fall-related injuries in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and to identify risk factors for falls.
Material and methods: Functional Independence Measure (FIM), Berg Balance Evaluation , Motricity index (MI), Ashworth Scale, Beck Depression Inventory (BDÖ) and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMDD) were used to assess 60 cases with MS.
Results: Thirty-seven of the cases were grouped as “nonfallers”, twenty-three as “fallers”. These 2 groups were found to be different from each other in respect to FIM, Berg, BDÖ, Duration and MI (p
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