[Deep brain stimulation of subthalamic nucleous in Parkinson's disease].
We present the preliminary results in patients well selected to be implanted by deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinsons's disease (PD).


METHODS
8 PD patients with disabled tremor, akinetic/bradikinetic and rigidity, in spite of best therapeutic assay with poor response were referred to surgery. It was implanted DBS Itrell 2. Theses patients were evaluated by the following scales: UPDRS, Schwab and England.


RESULTS
The preliminary results in 6 months showed significant improvement of motor performance and it is shown by the scores. There were no complications so far with these procedures.


CONCLUSIONS
The preliminary results indicate that DBS is highly effective, with benefit to those patients and it is according to literature.
Nasser
José Augusto
JA
Instituto do Sono Estácio de Sá, Centro de Investigação Neurológica, Departamento de Neurocirurgia, Universidade Estácio de Sá, Brasil. nasser@riodejaneiro.net
Falavigna
Asdrubal
A
Alaminos
Armando
A
Bonatelli
Antônio
A
Ferraz
Fernando
F
D000368:Aged; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D020531:Subthalamic Nucleus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*