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Parkinson's disease - Management
How might a specialist manage freezing of gait?
'Off' freezing
- Treatment for wearing off (see Managing motor fluctuations), such as dispersible levodopa, may be used.
- The use of visual or auditory cues may be useful.
'On' freezing
- May respond to a reduction in dopaminergic therapy, but this may result in worsening symptoms of wearing off.
[Lim et al, 2005; Horstink et al, 2006]
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