Effects of deep brain stimulation and verbal suggestions on pain in Parkinson’s disease
Sophie Rosenkjær,
Victor Schwartz Hvingelby,
Erik Lisbjerg Johnsen
et al.
Abstract:Background and objectives
In Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients, verbal suggestions have been shown to modulate motor and clinical outcomes in treatment with subthalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS). Furthermore, DBS may alleviate pain in PD. However, it is unknown if verbal suggestions influence DBS’ effects on pain.
Methods
Twenty-four people with PD and DBS had stimulation downregulated (80–60 to 20%) and upregulated (from … Show more
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