The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying freezing of gait in Parkinson's Disease

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1154-1157

  Shine, J M ^a   Naismith, S L ^a   Lewis, S J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Freezing of gait; Parkinson's Disease; Pathophysiological mechanism

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATISM; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE RESERVE; FREEZING OF GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION;

BASAL GANGLIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTURE;

EID: 79960988857     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.02.007     Document Type: Review

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