Freezing of gait (FOG) means that patients cannot walk without any known causes, other than parkinsonism, which is very disabling symptom. Patients descirbe their feeling of the feet suddenly being glued to the floor. Transcranial magnetic stiumation is a noninvasive procedure using electromagnetic induction to stimulate brain. Transcranial magnetic stiumation (rTMS) can selectively change brain activity to enhance desired effects. The aim of this study is to the therapeutic effect of rTMS for the FOG.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
12
Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital
Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
The number of steps
The number of steps during the stand-walk-sit (SWS) test
Time frame: 2 days
The completion time during the SWS test
Time frame: 2 days
Freezing episodes of gait trajectory
Time frame: 2 days
Patient and Clinical Global Impression Scale
Time frame: 2 days
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