## Abstract Unilateral pallidotomy is an effective treatment for contralateral parkinsonism and dyskinesia, yet symptoms progress in many patients. Little is known about whether such patients obtain a useful response to subsequent bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN DBS). Chan
Health-Related Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease after Pallidotomy and Deep Brain Stimulation
✍ Scribed by Kristy Straits-Tröster; Julie A. Fields; Steven B. Wilkinson; Rajesh Pahwa; Kelly E. Lyons; William C. Koller; Alexander I. Tröster
- Book ID
- 115592005
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 106 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0278-2626
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder for which there is as yet no cure. It affects many aspects of patients' lives, only some of which can be monitored by available clinical rating scales. In the past decade, there has been a new emphasis on the use of health-related
## Abstract We investigated the impact of subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) on quality of life (QOL) in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease, as self‐assessed before and after surgery by completing the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ39). In addition to this prospec