New therapy improves walking in patients with Parkinson’s disease (IMAGE)

Shinshu University

New therapy improves walking in patients with Parkinson’s disease

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Patient with Parkinsonian gait disturbances seeking brain stimulation to improve walking dynamics. A sinusoidal waveform was utilized to delivery electrical current on the cerebellum. The initiation of each current coincided with the moment of heel contact on the affected side during a self-paced four minutes gait.

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Ippei Nojima

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