Abstract
We assessed the efficacy of chronic stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) in 20 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) by means of clinical assessments and patient diaries 12 months after surgery.
STN-DBS reduced the UPDRS part III off-medication score by 33%, and successively improved complete daily on-time without dyskinesia at 12 months significantly.
In conclusion, our study demonstrates the efficacy of chronic STN-DBS on motor features in a selected population of advanced PD patients. In addition to clinical assessments, patients' diaries serve as an essential tool to evaluate the functional motor status after STN-DBS. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 143-148 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Parkinsonism & Related Disorders |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr-2006 |
Keywords
- Parkinson's disease
- neurosurgery
- subthalamic nucleus
- on-time
- patient diary
- DEEP-BRAIN-STIMULATION
- 2-YEAR FOLLOW-UP
- PD
- LEVODOPA
- MOOD
- DBS
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