Chronic stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus increases daily on-time without dyskinesia in advanced Parkinson's disease

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    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 languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)143-148
    Number of pages6
    JournalParkinsonism & Related Disorders
    Volume12
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 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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