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Understanding and treating freezing of gait in parkinsonism, proposed working definition, and setting the stage

2008; Wiley; Volume: 23; Issue: S2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/mds.21927

1531-8257

Nir Giladi, Alice Nieuwboer,

Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention

Movement DisordersVolume 23, Issue S2 p. S423-S425 Editorial Understanding and treating freezing of gait in parkinsonism, proposed working definition, and setting the stage† Nir Giladi MD, Nir Giladi MD Department of Neurology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, IsraelSearch for more papers by this authorAlice Nieuwboer MD, Corresponding Author Alice Nieuwboer MD [email protected] Departement Revalidatiewetenschappen Faculteit Bewegings- en Revalidatiewetenschappen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven (Heverlee), BelgiumDepartement Revalidatiewetenschappen, Faculteit Bewegings- en Revalidatiewetenschappen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Tervuursevest 101, 3001-B Leuven (Heverlee), BelgiumSearch for more papers by this author Nir Giladi MD, Nir Giladi MD Department of Neurology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, IsraelSearch for more papers by this authorAlice Nieuwboer MD, Corresponding Author Alice Nieuwboer MD [email protected] Departement Revalidatiewetenschappen Faculteit Bewegings- en Revalidatiewetenschappen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven (Heverlee), BelgiumDepartement Revalidatiewetenschappen, Faculteit Bewegings- en Revalidatiewetenschappen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Tervuursevest 101, 3001-B Leuven (Heverlee), BelgiumSearch for more papers by this author First published: 30 July 2008 https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.21927Citations: 263 † Potential conflict of interest: Nir Giladi is a consultant for Teva-Lundbeck and Schwarz Pharma and has received honoraria or travel grants from Glaxo SmithKline, Scwarz Pharma, Novartis, Allergan, amd Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. 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