Freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease: pathophysiology, risk factors and treatments

C Gao, J Liu, Y Tan, S Chen - Translational neurodegeneration, 2020 - Springer
Background Freezing of gait (FOG) is a common, disabling symptom of Parkinson's disease
(PD), but the mechanisms and treatments of FOG remain great challenges for clinicians and …

Characterizing freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease: models of an episodic phenomenon

A Nieuwboer, N Giladi - Movement Disorders, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Freezing of gait (FOG) is a very disabling and common gait disorder in Parkinson's disease
(PD). The first aim of this article was to provide a methodological and critical review of the …

Soft robotic apparel to avert freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease

J Kim, F Porciuncula, HD Yang, N Wendel, T Baker… - Nature medicine, 2024 - nature.com
Freezing of gait (FoG) is a profoundly disruptive gait disturbance in Parkinson's disease,
causing unintended stops while walking. Therapies for FoG reveal modest and transient …

A clinical view on the development of technology‐based tools in managing Parkinson's disease

W Maetzler, J Klucken, M Horne - Movement Disorders, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, quantitative, objective, and easy‐to‐use technology‐based tools that can assess
PD features over long time periods have been developed and generate clinically relevant …

Cortical phase-amplitude coupling is key to the occurrence and treatment of freezing of gait

Z Yin, G Zhu, Y Liu, B Zhao, D Liu, Y Bai, Q Zhang… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Freezing of gait is a debilitating symptom in advanced Parkinson's disease and responds
heterogeneously to treatments such as deep brain stimulation. Recent studies indicated that …

Does anxiety cause freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease?

KA Ehgoetz Martens, CG Ellard, QJ Almeida - Plos one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) commonly experience freezing of gait under time
constraints, in narrow spaces, and in the dark. One commonality between these different …

Freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease: where are we now?

E Heremans, A Nieuwboer, S Vercruysse - Current neurology and …, 2013 - Springer
Freezing of gait (FOG) is defined as a brief, episodic absence or marked reduction of forward
progression of the feet despite the intention to walk. It is one of the most debilitating motor …

Exercise for Parkinson's disease

MKY Mak, ISK Wong-Yu - International review of neurobiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease with a
prevalence rate of 1–2 per 1000 of the population worldwide. Pharmacological management …

Transcranial direct current stimulation for treatment of freezing of gait: A cross‐over study

F Valentino, G Cosentino, F Brighina… - Movement …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective Progression of Parkinson's disease (PD) is frequently
characterized by the occurrence of freezing of gait (FOG) representing a disabling motor …

Identification of characteristic motor patterns preceding freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease using wearable sensors

L Palmerini, L Rocchi, S Mazilu, E Gazit… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Freezing of gait (FOG) is a disabling symptom that is common among patients with
advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). External cues such as rhythmic auditory stimulation can …