A Novel Therapy for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease

Researchers at the University of Florida have designed a system they believe may be helpful in treating disabling "on dopaminergic freezing" in Parkinson's disease. DBS leads will be placed into 4 areas of the brain and the brain signature patterns will be identified at precisely the same time as freezing occurs. The aim of the project is to develop a technology to break freezing episodes. The project called a closed loop deep brain stimulation system for treatment of freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease was recently funded by the Michael J. Fox Foundation.

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Michael OkunOctober 29, 2014

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To read more on Indu Subramanian M.D. she does live interviews of experts in Parkinson’s for the PMD Alliance. She is one of the few doctors in the world trained in both Parkinson’s disease neurology and in integrative medicine.

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A Novel Therapy for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease

To read more on Indu Subramanian M.D. she does live interviews of experts in Parkinson’s for the PMD Alliance﻿. She is one of the few doctors in the world trained in both Parkinson’s disease neurology and in integrative medicine.

To see more on our blog by artist Jonny Acheson MD check out his website at JonnyAchesonArt.com. Jonny is a physician in the U.K. who also has Parkinson’s disease.

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To read more on Indu Subramanian M.D. she does live interviews of experts in Parkinson’s for the PMD Alliance. She is one of the few doctors in the world trained in both Parkinson’s disease neurology and in integrative medicine.