Open AccessUtility of objective gait measures in levodopa‐unresponsive freezing in Parkinson's
Author(s) -
Virmani Tuhin,
Glover Aliyah,
Pillai Lakshmi,
Lotia Mitesh,
Dhall Rohit
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3640
Subject(s) - levodopa , gait , physical medicine and rehabilitation , stride , parkinson's disease , medicine , kinematics , physical therapy , disease , physics , classical mechanics
Levodopa‐unresponsive gait freezing in Parkinson disease is debilitating. Gait kinematics, while time‐consuming, can help optimize levodopa's benefit on gait stride length and stride velocity, and thereby improve freezing and falls in these patients.