Deep brain stimulation: a new treatment for Parkinson's disease.
Patients suffering from advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) often experience an array of symptoms that greatly affect their quality of life. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the bilateral subthalamic nuclei (STN) has produced remarkable improvements in people with advanced PD whose symptoms are not adequately controlled with medication. We present a case report on a patient who has benefitted immensely from bilateral STN stimulation. Levodopa responsiveness, disabling motor fluctuations and dyskinesias, cognition, and concurrent illness are major factors in identifying candidates who will receive the greatest benefit.
Damian
Myrandele
M
Division of Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Medical Center South, 2100 Pierce Ave., Nashville, TN 37212, USA.
Davis
Thomas L
TL
Konrad
Peter E
PE
Roberts
Amanda G
AG
Pfister
Alyssa A
AA
Charles
P David
PD
D000328:Adult; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D020531:Subthalamic Nucleus / Q000502:physiology*