Freezing of gait: moving forward on a mysterious clinical phenomenon

JG Nutt, BR Bloem, N Giladi, M Hallett… - The Lancet …, 2011 - thelancet.com
Freezing of gait (FoG) is a unique and disabling clinical phenomenon characterised by brief
episodes of inability to step or by extremely short steps that typically occur on initiating gait …

Cognitive contributions to gait and falls: evidence and implications

M Amboni, P Barone, JM Hausdorff - Movement disorders, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Dementia and gait impairments often coexist in older adults and patients with
neurodegenerative disease. Both conditions represent independent risk factors for falls. The …

Executive dysfunction in P arkinson's disease: A review

G Dirnberger, M Jahanshahi - Journal of neuropsychology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Executive dysfunction can be present from the early stages of P arkinson's disease (PD). It is
characterized by deficits in internal control of attention, set shifting, planning, inhibitory …

[PDF][PDF] European physiotherapy guideline for Parkinson's disease

S Keus, M Munneke, M Graziano… - The Netherlands …, 2014 - parkinsonnet.nl
6 Guidelines((“guideline”[pt] OR “practice guideline”[pt] OR “health planning guidelines”[mh]
OR “consensus development conference”[pt] OR “consensus development conference …

Motor and cognitive outcome in patients with Parkinson's disease 8 years after subthalamic implants

A Fasano, LM Romito, A Daniele, C Piano, M Zinno… - Brain, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus represents the most important innovation
for treatment of advanced Parkinson's disease. Prospective studies have shown that …

Freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease: the impact of dual‐tasking and turning

J Spildooren, S Vercruysse, K Desloovere… - Movement …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Turning is the most important trigger for freezing of gait (FOG) in Parkinson's
disease (PD), and dual‐tasking has been suggested to influence FOG as well. Objective: To …

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 …

Freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease is associated with functional decoupling between the cognitive control network and the basal ganglia

JM Shine, E Matar, PB Ward, MJ Frank, AA Moustafa… - Brain, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Recent neuroimaging evidence has led to the proposal that freezing of gait in Parkinson's
disease is due to dysfunctional interactions between frontoparietal cortical regions and …

Resting-state brain connectivity in patients with Parkinson's disease and freezing of gait

A Tessitore, M Amboni, F Esposito, A Russo… - Parkinsonism & related …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Freezing of gait is a common cause of disability and falls in patients with
Parkinson's disease. We studied brain functional connectivity, by means of resting-state …

Asymmetric pedunculopontine network connectivity in parkinsonian patients with freezing of gait

BW Fling, RG Cohen, M Mancini, JG Nutt, DA Fair… - Brain, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Freezing of gait is one of the most debilitating symptoms in Parkinson's disease as it causes
falls and reduces mobility and quality of life. The pedunculopontine nucleus is one of the …