
pmid: 12297584
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.
Adult, Male, Parkinson Disease/drug therapy/physiopathology/*surgery, Levodopa/therapeutic use, Age Factors, Electric Stimulation Therapy, Parkinson Disease, Middle Aged, Statistics, Nonparametric, Levodopa, Subthalamic Nucleus, Subthalamic Nucleus/*surgery, Multivariate Analysis, Preoperative Care, Preoperative Care/statistics & numerical data, Humans, Regression Analysis, Female, Electric Stimulation Therapy/methods/*statistics & numerical data, Aged
Adult, Male, Parkinson Disease/drug therapy/physiopathology/*surgery, Levodopa/therapeutic use, Age Factors, Electric Stimulation Therapy, Parkinson Disease, Middle Aged, Statistics, Nonparametric, Levodopa, Subthalamic Nucleus, Subthalamic Nucleus/*surgery, Multivariate Analysis, Preoperative Care, Preoperative Care/statistics & numerical data, Humans, Regression Analysis, Female, Electric Stimulation Therapy/methods/*statistics & numerical data, Aged
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