| Literature DB >> 12297584 |
P D Charles1, N Van Blercom, P Krack, S L Lee, J Xie, G Besson, A-L Benabid, P Pollak.
Abstract
To identify factors predictive of effective bilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN) stimulation for PD with severe motor complications, pre- and postoperative Unified PD Rating Scale (UPDRS) scores were analyzed in a series of 54 patients who received bilateral STN stimulation. Younger age and levodopa responsiveness predict a favorable response to bilateral STN stimulation. For individual PD symptoms, those that improve with a suprathreshold dose levodopa challenge are likely to improve with stimulation.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12297584 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.59.6.932
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN: 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910