Volume 20, Issue 10 p. 1272-1277
Research Article

Three-dimensional stereotactic surface projection study of freezing of gait and brain perfusion image in Parkinson's disease

Hideaki Matsui MD

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Hideaki Matsui MD

Department of Neurology, Sumitomo Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Department of Neurology, Sumitomo Hospital, 5-3-20 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-0005, JapanSearch for more papers by this author
Fukashi Udaka MD, PhD

Fukashi Udaka MD, PhD

Department of Neurology, Sumitomo Hospital, Osaka, Japan

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Takafumi Miyoshi MD

Takafumi Miyoshi MD

Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Sumitomo Hospital, Osaka, Japan

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Narihiro Hara MD

Narihiro Hara MD

Department of Radiology, Sumitomo Hospital, Osaka, Japan

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Akiko Tamaura MD

Akiko Tamaura MD

Department of Neurology, Sumitomo Hospital, Osaka, Japan

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Masaya Oda MD, PhD

Masaya Oda MD, PhD

Department of Neurology, Sumitomo Hospital, Osaka, Japan

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Tamotsu Kubori MD, PhD

Tamotsu Kubori MD, PhD

Department of Neurology, Sumitomo Hospital, Osaka, Japan

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Kazuto Nishinaka MD, PhD

Kazuto Nishinaka MD, PhD

Department of Neurology, Sumitomo Hospital, Osaka, Japan

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Masakuni Kameyama MD, PhD

Masakuni Kameyama MD, PhD

Department of Neurology, Sumitomo Hospital, Osaka, Japan

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First published: 08 July 2005
Citations: 53

Abstract

Gait disturbance is a cardinal symptom in patients with Parkinson's disease. Among the gait disturbances, freezing of gait is a unique and troublesome symptom, but its mechanism is unclear. We compared brain perfusion images using three-dimensional stereotactic surface projection analysis of N-isopropyl-p-123I iodoamphetamine single photon emission computed tomography between Parkinson's disease patients with freezing of gait and those without. Twenty-four cases (freezing of gait group) with Parkinson's disease with freezing of gait, and 31 Hoehn and Yahr stage-matched cases (no freezing of gait group) with Parkinson's disease without freezing of gait were studied. Bilateral Brodmann area 11 perfusion of the freezing of gait group decreased significantly compared to that of the no freezing of gait group. The Brodmann area 11 may play important roles in gait, and impairment in this region may have a close relationship with freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease. © 2005 Movement Disorder Society