Development and initial validation of a screening tool for Parkinson disease surgical candidates.
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.
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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
Fernandez
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Pedraza
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Misra
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Lyons
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Pahwa
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Tarsy
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Scollins
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Corapi
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Friehs
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Grace
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Romrell
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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