Comparison of Parkinson’s Disease Patients’ Characteristics by Indication for Deep Brain Stimulation: Men Are More Likely to Have DBS for Tremor

Comparison of Parkinson’s Disease Patients’ Characteristics by Indication for Deep Brain Stimulation: Men Are More Likely to Have DBS for Tremor

Background: We investigated whether the characteristics of Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients differ based on the primary indication for deep brain stimulation (DBS). Methods: We reviewed data for 149 consecutive PD patients who underwent DBS at the University of Virginia. Patients were categorized b...

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Main Authors: W. Alex Dalrymple, Antonia Pusso, Scott A. Sperling, Joseph L. Flanigan, Diane S. Huss, Madaline B. Harrison, W. Jeffrey Elias, Binit B. Shah, Matthew J. Barrett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2019-09-01
Series:Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Subjects:
Deep brain stimulation
Parkinson’s disease
gender
tremor
motor fluctuations
Online Access:https://tremorjournal.org/index.php/tremor/article/view/676/2432

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