Noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation improves gait and reduces freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease

Mov Disord. 2019 Jun;34(6):917-918. doi: 10.1002/mds.27662. Epub 2019 Mar 14.

Authors

Banashree Mondal¹, Supriyo Choudhury¹, Bruce Simon², Mark R Baker^{3

4

5}, Hrishikesh Kumar¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology and Ram Gopal Chamaria Medical Research Centre (RGC), Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, India.
² ElectroCore LLC, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, USA.
³ Department of Neurology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
⁴ Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, UK.
⁵ Institute of Neurosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

PMID: 30869809
DOI: 10.1002/mds.27662

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Gait / physiology*
Gait Disorders, Neurologic / physiopathology
Gait Disorders, Neurologic / therapy*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Parkinson Disease / physiopathology
Parkinson Disease / therapy*
Treatment Outcome
Vagus Nerve Stimulation*