title: Dementia after DBS Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review.
abstract: We report the case history of a 75-year-old woman with Parkinson's disease who developed severe cognitive problems after deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the bilateral subthalamic nuclei (STN). After a brief cognitive improvement, the patient gradually deteriorated until she developed full-blown dementia. We discuss the case with respect to the cognitive effects of STN DBS and the possible risk factors of dementia after STN DBS surgery.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Neurology, St. Anne's University Hospital, Medical School of Masaryk University, Pekarska 53, 656 91 Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rektorova
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hummelova
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balaz