Bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation after bilateral pallidotomies in a patient with advanced Parkinson's disease
✍ Scribed by Ali Samii; Monique L Giroux; Jefferson C Slimp; Robert Goodkin
- Book ID
- 117751825
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 184 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1353-8020
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## Abstract Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nuclei (STN) is a good therapeutic option to reduce dyskinesias and improve appendicular motor signs in well‐selected patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). Concerns about long‐term adverse effects play an increasingly role in the deci
## Abstract We examined the impact of the subthalamic nuclei (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) on the health‐related quality of life (QoL) of patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). Seventeen consecutive patients with refractory motor fluctuations and dyskinesia were included in the study