Long‐Term Medication Profiles in Parkinson's Disease under Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation: A Controlled Study
Christoph Theyer,
Vincent Beliveau,
Florian Krismer
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundSubthalamic deep brain stimulation (STN‐DBS) reduces antiparkinsonian medications in Parkinson's disease (PD) compared with the preoperative state. Longitudinal and comparative studies on this effect are lacking.ObjectiveTo compare longitudinal trajectories of antiparkinsonian medication in STN‐DBS treated patients to non‐surgically treated control patients.MethodsWe collected retrospective information on antiparkinsonian medication from PD patients that underwent subthalamic DBS between 1999 and 201… Show more
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