Case report: Improvement of gait with adaptive deep brain stimulation in a patient with Parkinson’s disease

Gait disturbance is a common and severe symptom of Parkinson’s disease that severely impairs quality of life. Current treatments provide only partial benefits with wide variability in outcomes. Also, deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS), a mainstay treatment for bradykinetic-r...

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Main Authors: Ioannis U. Isaias, Laura Caffi, Linda Borellini, Antonella M. Ampollini, Marco Locatelli, Gianni Pezzoli, Alberto Mazzoni, Chiara Palmisano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2024.1428189/full