Case series: New‐onset freezing of gait in combined use of deep brain stimulation and Levodopa

Mehri Salari; Zahra Aminzade; Reza Jalili khoshnood; Sepand Tehrani Fateh

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4695

Clinical Case Reports (Aug 2021)

Case series: New‐onset freezing of gait in combined use of deep brain stimulation and Levodopa

Mehri Salari,
Zahra Aminzade,
Reza Jalili khoshnood,
Sepand Tehrani Fateh

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Mehri Salari: Functional Neurosurgery Research Center Shohada Tajrish Comprehensive Neurosurgical Center of ExcellenceShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
Zahra Aminzade: School of Medicine Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
Reza Jalili khoshnood: Functional Neurosurgery Research Center Shohada Tajrish Comprehensive Neurosurgical Center of ExcellenceShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
Sepand Tehrani Fateh: School of Medicine Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4695
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 8
pp. n/a – n/a

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Abstract 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.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20500904

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