title: Development and initial validation of a screening tool for Parkinson disease surgical candidates.
abstract: As there is currently no standardized assessment tool for evaluating Parkinson disease (PD) patients for deep brain stimulation (DBS), the authors developed the Florida Surgical Questionnaire for Parkinson Disease (FLASQ-PD). Part I of the study was a retrospective analysis of 174 patients presenting for a surgical screening. Part II was a multicenter study to assess the correlation of FLASQ-PD scores. The results of this study suggest that the FLASQ-PD may be a useful triage tool for screening PD patients for DBS surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Florida McKnight Brain Institute, 100 S. Newell Dr., 3rd fl., rm. L3-100, PO Box 100236, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. okun@neurology.ufl.edu
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Okun
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pedraza
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Lyons
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pahwa
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tarsy
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scollins
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Corapi
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Friehs
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grace
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Romrell
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Foote
mesh_terms: D046690:Deep Brain Stimulation; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D018579:Patient Selection; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome