Open AccessGait Changes in Response to Subthalamic Nucleus Stimulation in People with Parkinson Disease
Author(s) -
Valerie E. Kelly,
Ali Samii,
Jefferson C. Slimp,
Robert Price,
Robert Goodkin,
Anne Shumway-Cook
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of neurologic physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.046
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1557-0584
pISSN - 1557-0576
DOI - 10.1097/01.npt.0000281255.10174.e2
Subject(s) - gait , physical medicine and rehabilitation , subthalamic nucleus , deep brain stimulation , parkinson's disease , stimulation , gait analysis , medicine , psychology , physical therapy , disease , neuroscience
For individuals with advanced Parkinson disease (PD), stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) reduces tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia, but the effects of stimulation on gait and mobility are not fully understood. The purpose of this paper is to describe the effects of unilateral and bilateral STN stimulation on gait following staged stimulator implantations in a series of individuals with PD.