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Freezing of gait (FOG) is a frequent and disabling issue in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), especially in the advanced stages. Dopaminergic treatment can be useful, but FOG can become resistant or even aggravated by levodopa. Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus and the pallidus internus can also become less effective overtime or worsen FOG. Preclinical observations have found that spinal cord stimulation (SCS), currently used to treat pain, could restore gait impairment in parkinsonian animal models. Therefore, there has been some interest in applying SCS also in PD to treat FOG. In this presentation, Prof. Moro will review the current available data and future perspective of SCS in gait disorders.

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Info for physicians: This event is in co-operation with the "Gesellschaft der Ärzte Wien" (College of Physicians in Vienna). It has been approved by the Austrian Medical Association as a DFP advanced training course (1 point).

(Continuing medical education, CME)