Virtual reality in research and rehabilitation of gait and balance in Parkinson disease

CG Canning, NE Allen, E Nackaerts, SS Paul… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Virtual reality (VR) technology has emerged as a promising tool for studying and
rehabilitating gait and balance impairments in people with Parkinson disease (PD) as it …

A systematic review on exercise and training-based interventions for freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease

M Gilat, P Ginis, D Zoetewei… - npj Parkinson's …, 2021 - nature.com
Freezing of gait (FOG) in Parkinson's disease (PD) causes severe patient burden despite
pharmacological management. Exercise and training are therefore advocated as important …

Physical therapy and occupational therapy in Parkinson's disease

DLM Radder, IH Sturkenboom… - International Journal …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Current medical management is only partially effective in controlling the symptoms of
Parkinson's disease. As part of comprehensive multidisciplinary care, physical therapy and …

[PDF][PDF] A review on Parkinson's disease treatment

TK Lee, EL Yankee - Neuroimmunol. Neuroinflamm, 2021 - f.oaes.cc
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative illness and has a common onset between
the ages of 55 and 65 years. There is progressive development of both motor and non-motor …

The functional network signature of heterogeneity in freezing of gait

KA Ehgoetz Martens, JM Hall, MJ Georgiades, M Gilat… - Brain, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Freezing of gait is a complex, heterogeneous, and highly variable phenomenon whose
pathophysiology and neural signature remains enigmatic. Evidence suggests that freezing is …

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 …

The next step: a common neural mechanism for freezing of gait

SJG Lewis, JM Shine - The Neuroscientist, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Freezing of gait is a disabling symptom of Parkinson's disease that causes a paroxysmal
cessation of normal footsteps while walking. Despite a great deal of empirical research, the …

Dysfunctional limbic circuitry underlying freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease

M Gilat, KAE Martens, O Miranda-Domínguez, I Arpan… - Neuroscience, 2018 - Elsevier
Freezing of gait (FOG) is a poorly understood symptom affecting many patients with
Parkinson's disease (PD). Despite growing evidence of a behavioral link between anxiety …

Dopamine depletion impairs gait automaticity by altering cortico-striatal and cerebellar processing in Parkinson's disease

M Gilat, PT Bell, KAE Martens, MJ Georgiades, JM Hall… - Neuroimage, 2017 - Elsevier
Impairments in motor automaticity cause patients with Parkinson's disease to rely on
attentional resources during gait, resulting in greater motor variability and a higher risk of …

Abnormal patterns of theta frequency oscillations during the temporal evolution of freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease

JM Shine, AMA Handojoseno, TN Nguyen, Y Tran… - Clinical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective We sought to characterize the electrophysiological signature of Freezing of gait in
Parkinson's disease. Methods We examined 24 patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease …