Are Patients Ready for “EARLYSTIM”? Attitudes towards Deep Brain Stimulation among Female and Male Patients with Moderately Advanced Parkinson’s Disease
Objective. To explore, in female and male patients with medically treated, moderately advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD), their knowledge and reasoning about Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). Methods. 23 patients with PD (10 women), aged 46–70, were interviewed at a mean of 8 years after diagnosis, with...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2017-01-01
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Series: | Parkinson's Disease |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1939831 |