Neurosurgery in Parkinson's disease: Social adjustment, quality of life and coping strategies*

The present study was designed to look at cop- ing styles and personality in two different dys- phonic groups of female patients with benign le- sions of the

STN stimulation can be considered as an alternative to Vim or pallidal surgery, even in patients severely disabled by parkinsonian rest and postural tremor, since

Three months after the procedures were performed, double-blind, cross- over evaluations demonstrated that stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus was associated with a

(A) Individual Unified PD Rating Scale (UPDRS) motor scores (with mean and SD) on and off L -dopa treatment before and after bilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN) stimulation (stim)

Therefore, the objective of the present study was to evaluate the benefit of bilateral STN stimulation on quality of life using a health-specific scale, the PD Quality of Life

■ Abstract Objective To assess the effects on motor functioning, health status and direct medical costs of high-frequency stimula- tion of the subthalamic nucleus (DBS-STN) in

The secondary outcome measures were the subscores on part III (limb tremor, limb rigidity, limb akinesia, speech, postural stability, and gait) and part IV (the dyskinesia items) of

Objective: This study evaluated the cognitive, mood, and behavioural effects of bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN DBS) in patients with Parkinson’s disease