New Onset On-Medication Freezing of Gait After STN-DBS in Parkinson's Disease

New Onset On-Medication Freezing of Gait After STN-DBS in Parkinson's Disease

Freezing of gait (FoG) is commonly observed in advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) and it is associated with reduced mobility, recurrent falls, injuries, and loss of independence. This phenomenon typically occurs as the effect of dopaminergic medications wears off (“off” FoG) but on rare occasion...

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Main Authors: Shanshan Mei, Jiping Li, Erik H. Middlebrooks, Leonardo Almeida, Wei Hu, Yuqing Zhang, Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora, Piu Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
deep brain stimulation
subthalamic nucleus
on-state
freezing of gait
fiber tracking
prefrontal cortex
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00659/full

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