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Case series: New‐onset freezing of gait in combined use of deep brain stimulation and Levodopa
Author(s) -
Salari Mehri,
Aminzade Zahra,
Jalili khoshnood Reza,
Tehrani Fateh Sepand
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/ccr3.4695
Subject(s) - levodopa , deep brain stimulation , medicine , gait , physical medicine and rehabilitation , parkinson's disease , dopamine , stimulation , brain function , neuroscience , anesthesia , disease , psychology
Concurrent use of DBS and levodopa in Parkinson's disease patients can lead to freezing of gait. This phenomenon may be due to an inverted‐U‐Shaped function of dopamine.

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