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Long-term Outcomes (15 Years) After Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Patients With Parkinson Disease.

Bove F, Mulas D, Cavallieri F, Castrioto A, Chabardès S, Meoni S, Schmitt E, Bichon A, Di Stasio E, Kistner A, Pélissier P, Chevrier E, Seigneuret E, Krack P, Fraix V, Moro E. Neurology. 2021 Jun 2:10.1212. SUMMARY Data about …

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Troubleshooting Gait Disturbances in Parkinson’s Disease With Deep Brain Stimulation.

(OPEN ACCESS) Pozzi NG, Palmisano C, Reich MM, Capetian P, Pacchetti C, Volkmann J, Isaias IU. Front Hum Neurosci. 2022 May 16;16:806513. SUMMARY STN DBS benefit on gait disturbances in PD is still debated and can be a source of …

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<strong>Initial Clinical Outcome With Bilateral, Dual-Target Deep Brain Stimulation Trial in Parkinson Disease Using Summit RC + S.</strong>

Mitchell KT, Schmidt SL, Cooney JW, Grill WM, Peters J, Rahimpour S, Lee HJ, Jung SH, Mantri S, Scott B, Lad SP, Turner DA. Neurosurgery. 2022 Jul 1;91(1):132-138. SUMMARY The authors aimed to evaluate the clinical benefit of stimulating a …

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<strong>A randomised double-blind controlled study of Deep Brain Stimulation for dystonia in STN or GPi – A long term follow-up after up to 15 years.</strong>

Hock AN, Jensen SR, Svaerke KW, Brennum J, Jespersen B, Bergdal O, Karlsborg M, Hjermind LE, Lokkegaard A. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2022 Mar;96:74-79. SUMMARY This is a long-term open follow-up of a prospective double-blind crossover study, where electrodes were bilaterally …

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The Contribution of Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation to the Improvement in Motor Functions and Quality of Life

(OPEN ACCSESS) Tödt I, Al-Fatly B, Granert O, Kühn AA, Krack P, Rau J, Timmermann L, Schnitzler A, Paschen S, Helmers AK, Hartmann A, Bardinet E, Schuepbach M, Barbe MT, Dembek TA, Fraix V, Kübler D, Brefel-Courbon C, Gharabaghi A, …

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The Deep Brain Stimulation Impairment Scale: A useful complement in assessment of well-being and functioning in DBS-patients – Results from a large multicentre survey in patients

Haarmann L, Kalbe E, Lewis CJ, Eggers C, Kühn AA, Krug H, Volkmann J, Kirsch AD, Wojtecki L, Schnitzler A, Deuschl G, Krauss JK, Woopen C, Timmermann L, Maier F. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2022 Apr 28;99:8-15. SUMMARY To assess motor …

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Additional Benefit of Intraoperative Electroacupuncture in Improving Tolerance of Deep Brain Stimulation Surgical Procedure in Parkinsonian Patients.

(OPEN ACCESS) Raoul S, Brissot R, Lefaucheur JP, Nguyen JM, Rouaud T, Meas Y, Huchet A, Razafimahefa N, Damier P, Nizard J, Nguyen JP. J Clin Med. 2022 May 10;11(10):2680. SUMMARY The authors admit that the surgical procedure of DBS …

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DBS in psychiatry: ‘grossesse nerveuse’ or delivery by forceps? Hariz M. Newsletter of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. Fall 2021; pp 9-10.

COMMENTS: This paper is free to download and is recommended to read by anybody interested in the many similarities between obstetrics and psychiatric DBS.

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Carl Wilhelm Sem-Jacobsen: Aerospace Neurophysiology and Deep Brain Stimulation Pioneer. Dietrichs E. Neurology. 2021 Dec 3:10.1212/WNL.0000000000013149. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000013149. Online ahead of print.

SUMMARY: The Norwegian physician Carl Wilhelm Sem-Jacobsen (1912-1991) was a pioneer in deep brain stimulation and aerospace neurophysiology, During WW2 he collaborated with a renowned military underground resistance group against the Nazi occupants, then had to flee to neutral Sweden. …

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Oh, Georges! What Have They Done to Your Beautiful Name? Hariz M, Blomstedt P. Mov Disord. 2021 Oct;36(10):2441-2442.

SUMMARY: Everybody says “Tourette” syndrome but the family name of the man is Gilles de la Tourette!!! Although we admit that his full name “Georges Albert Edouard Brutus Gilles de la Tourette” is certainly too long and should be simplified, …

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