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How do you manage patients with Parkinson's disease when dopaminergic therapy worsens the freezing phenomenon?

How do you manage freezing of gait in Parkinson disease when dopaminergic therapy worsens the freezing phenomenon?
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Neurology · VUMC Neurology
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Some patients with Parkinson's disease experience freezing of gait (FOG) despite seemingly adequate dopaminergic therapy. Some patients may feel that FOG even worsens after taking their dopaminergic medication.

In these situations, it is important to first establish that the dopaminergic regimen is...

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