The challenge of evaluating freezing of gait in patients with Parkinson's disease.
Freezing of gait (FOG) poses difficulties for measurement as it is highly sensitive to environmental triggers, cognitive input and medication. To ensure valid and reliable measurement of FOG, a combined methodology is recommended relying on tests of complex gait during the off-period together with a FOG-questionnaire, addressing severity and impact of freezing on daily life.
Nieuwboer
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Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium. alice.nieuwboer@faber.kuleuven.be
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D018450:Disease Progression; D046352:Freezing Reaction, Cataleptic / Q000502:physiology; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires