| Literature DB >> 12427897 |
A Berney1, F Vingerhoets, A Perrin, P Guex, J-G Villemure, P R Burkhard, C Benkelfat, J Ghika.
Abstract
A series of 24 consecutive PD patients were prospectively studied prior to and within 6 months postoperatively for mood, motor, and cognitive status to investigate the effects on mood of subthalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) in PD. In six patients (25%), mood state worsened significantly, and three were transiently suicidal despite clear motor improvement. Caregivers and patients should be educated about the potential impact of this neurosurgical procedure on mood.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12427897 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000032756.14298.18
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN: 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910