Effects of deep brain stimulation on the kinematics of gait and balance in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease.

Background: Advanced stages of idiopathic Parkinson's disease are often characterised by gait alterations and postural instability. Despite improvements in patients' motor symptoms after deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus, its effects on gait and balance remain a matter of debate. This study investigated the effects of deep brain stimulation on balance and kinematic parameters of gait.

Combined Stimulation of the Substantia Nigra and the Subthalamic Nucleus for the Treatment of Refractory Gait Disturbances in Parkinson's Disease: A Preliminary Study.

Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus is efficient for the treatment of motor symptoms (i.e., tremors) in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Neuromuscular involvement in COVID-19 critically ill patients.

Objective: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has a high incidence of intensive care admittance due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired weakness (ICUAW) is a common complication of ICU patients consisting of symmetric and generalised weakness. The aim of this study was to determine the presence of myopathy, neuropathy or both in ICU patients affected by COVID-19 and whether ICUAW associated with COVID-19 differs from other aetiologies.

[Quantitative gait analysis in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease].

Aim: To describe the gait disorders and postural instability in a group of patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD).

Patients And Methods: Gait was analysed in patients in advanced stages of PD on medication. Using a computerised analysis system, we studied the kinematic variables: cadence, number of correct gait cycles (HFPS cycles), total number of cycles, duration of the phases of the cycle, electromyography and a goniometric study of the knee and the ankle.