| Literature DB >> 16671093 |
Erika Driver-Dunckley1, Virgilio Gerald H Evidente, Charles H Adler, Renee Hillman, Jose Hernandez, Geoffrey Fletcher, Mark K Lyons.
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We report on 6 advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) patients who underwent bilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery whose restless legs syndrome (RLS) improved postoperatively. Despite a mean 56% decrease in their levodopa equivalents postoperatively, their RLS scores dropped by a mean of 84% (100% in three). Our findings suggest that bilateral STN DBS surgery can improve RLS in patients with advanced PD. (c) 2006 Movement Disorder SocietyEntities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16671093 DOI: 10.1002/mds.20911
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mov Disord ISSN: 0885-3185 Impact factor: 10.338