Different effectiveness of subthalamic deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease: A comparative cohort study at 1 year and 5 years

Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) has been shown to produce long-term symptom improvement in Parkinson's disease. The aim of this study was to identify the target symptoms that show the most improvement at 1 year and at 5 years after STN-DBS. Methods: This was a 5-year cohort...

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Main Authors: Jiin-Ling Jiang, Shin-Yuan Chen, Tsung-Cheng Hsieh, Chi-Wei Lee, Sheng-Huang Lin, Sheng-Tzung Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664613003057