title: The effect of deep brain stimulation on quality of life in movement disorders.
abstract: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a viable treatment alternative for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), essential tremor (ET), dystonia, and cerebellar outflow tremors. When poorly controlled, these disorders have detrimental effects on the patient's health related quality of life (HRQoL). Instruments that measure HRQoL are useful tools to assess burden of disease and the impact of therapeutic interventions on activities of daily living, employment, and other functions. We systematically and critically reviewed the literature on the effects of DBS on HRQoL in PD, ET, dystonia, and cerebellar outflow tremor related to multiple sclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic, Baylor College of Medicine, 6550 Fannin Street, Suite 1801, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diamond
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jankovic
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D046690:Deep Brain Stimulation; D003863:Depression; D004421:Dystonia / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D020329:Essential Tremor / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011788:Quality of Life; D016896:Treatment Outcome