SUMMARY: 124 patients undergoing STN-DBS evaluated based on the video-documented Levodopa test at baseline in the OFF- and ON-drug condition and postoperatively in the best condition (ON-drug/ON-stim) and the worst condition (OFF-drug/ON-stim). The authors compared the freezing item of the …
SUMMARY: The depletion of implantable pulse generator (IPG) battery and the associated sudden recurrence of PD or dystonia symptoms, can be potentially life-threatening. The databases of PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar resulted in 12 papers presented with a total …
SUMMARY: Instead of homogenizing data to a reference, the authors measured how accurately electrodes are implanted relative to an ideal, dorsal STN stimulation location, assessed on each individual’s native imaging. There were 226 electrodes in 113 consecutive PD patients implanted …