Neuroimaging advances in Parkinson's disease with freezing of gait: A systematic review

Highlights • This systematic review focuses on structural and functional neuroimaging findings in PD patients with FOG.• The existing neuroimaging literature may explain several mechanisms underpinning FOG in PD.• FOG in PD reflect structural or functional damage in brain regions responsible for human locomotion.

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