Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation: summary and meta‐analysis of outcomes

G Kleiner‐Fisman, J Herzog, DN Fisman… - … : official journal of the …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) is currently the most common
therapeutic surgical procedure for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) who have failed …

A review of the health-related quality of life and economic impact of Parkinson's disease

CH Dowding, CL Shenton, SS Salek - Drugs & aging, 2006 - Springer
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic, neurodegenerative disease that places a substantial
burden on patients, their families and carers, as well as on society as a whole. PD can …

Long‐term effects of pallidal or subthalamic deep brain stimulation on quality of life in Parkinson's disease

J Volkmann, A Albanese, J Kulisevsky… - Movement …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
We assessed the effects of deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN‐DBS) or
internal pallidum (GPi‐DBS) on health‐related quality of life (HrQoL) in patients with …

The effect of deep brain stimulation on quality of life in movement disorders

A Diamond, J Jankovic - Journal of neurology, neurosurgery & …, 2005 - jnnp.bmj.com
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 …

Cost‐effectiveness of deep brain stimulation in patients with Parkinson's disease

J Dams, U Siebert, B Bornschein… - Movement …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In addition to medical treatment, deep brain stimulation has become an alternative
therapeutic option in advanced Parkinson's disease. High initial costs of surgery have to be …

Timing of deep brain stimulation in Parkinson disease: a need for reappraisal?

RM deSouza, E Moro, AE Lang… - Annals of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We review the current application of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in Parkinson disease (PD)
and consider the evidence that earlier use of DBS confers long‐term symptomatic benefit for …

Deep brain stimulation: indications and evidence

EAC Pereira, AL Green, D Nandi… - Expert review of medical …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Deep brain stimulation is a minimally invasive targeted neurosurgical intervention that
enables structures deep in the brain to be stimulated electrically by an implanted …

Clinical and economic results of bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation in Parkinson's disease

V Fraix, JL Houeto, C Lagrange, C Le Pen… - Journal of Neurology …, 2006 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background: High frequency stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is an alternative
but expensive neurosurgical treatment for parkinsonian patients with levodopa induced …

Long-term effects of bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation in advanced Parkinson disease: a four year follow-up study

V Visser-Vandewalle, C van der Linden… - Parkinsonism & related …, 2005 - Elsevier
In this study we aimed to investigate the effects of bilateral STN HFS in patients with
advanced Parkinson disease (PD) at long-term, with a minimum follow-up of 4 years. Twenty …

A review of neurophysiological effects and efficiency of waveform parameters in deep brain stimulation

Z Gilbert, X Mason, R Sebastian, AM Tang… - Clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Neurostimulation has diverse clinical applications and potential as a treatment for medically
refractory movement disorders, epilepsy, and other neurological disorders. However, the …