Postural instability in Parkinson’s disease – 120 years after Charcot’s death

Instabilidade postural na doença de Parkinson – 120 anos após Charcot

The authors present the original Charcot’s description of postural instability in Parkinson’s disease as well as the evolution of this sign after 120 years of Charcot’s death.

Parkinsonism; Parkinson’s disease; postural instability