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Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease: Risk Factors, Their Interactions, and Associated Nonmotor Symptoms.

David Gordon LichterRalph Holmes Boring BenedictLinda Ann Hershey
Published in: Parkinson's disease (2021)
Both disease and treatment-related factors, notably LED, influence the risk of FOG in PD, with a selective influence of cognitive dysfunction in patients with balance-gait disorder but not in those with motor fluctuations. These findings may help to inform clinical management and highlight distinct subgroups of patients with PD-FOG, which are likely to differ in their network pathophysiology.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • parkinson disease
  • cerebral palsy
  • physical activity
  • combination therapy
  • deep brain stimulation