Synonyms: PPFG
Primary progressive freezing gait is a rare heterogeneous progressively incapacitating neurodegenerative disease characterized by freezing of gait (usually during the first 3 years) later associating postural instability eventually resulting in a wheelchair-bound state. Other features may include mild bradykinesia rigidity postural tremor hyperreflexia speech disorder and dementia. The disease is unresponsive to dopaminergic treatments.
Data from Orphanet are used to provide information on a disease's name, synonym(s), and overview. Reference: Access aggregated data from Orphanet at Orphadata. Orphadata: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Available on http://www.orphadata.org. Data version June 2026
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