Nonmotor outcomes in Parkinson’s disease: is deep brain stimulation better than dopamine replacement therapy?

Nonmotor outcomes in Parkinson’s disease: is deep brain stimulation better than dopamine replacement therapy?

Nonmotor symptoms are an integral part of Parkinson’s disease and cause significant morbidity. Pharmacological therapy helps alleviate the disease but produces nonmotor manifestations. While deep brain stimulation (DBS) has emerged as the treatment of choice for motor dysfunction, the effect on nonm...

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Main Authors: Rupam Borgohain, Rukmini Mridula Kandadai, Afshan Jabeen, Meena A. Kannikannan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-01-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756285611423412

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