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Cuneiform Nucleus Stimulation for Levodopa-resistant Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease (DBS + FOG)

Enrolling
Not Enrolling
Conditions:
PD

Criteria

Ages
40-75
Cognition
FALSE
Dyskinesias
any
Fluctuations
any
Tremor
any
Gait
TRUE
DBS
TRUE
Hallucinations
FALSE

About this study

The purpose of this research study is to determine if DBS is a safe and effective therapy for severe freezing of gait in patients with Parkinson's Disease. Freezing of gait (FOG) is a particularly debilitating motor deficit seen in a subset of patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD).

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