Pallidal versus Subthalamic Deep-Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease

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Authors

Kenneth A. Follett · Veterans Health Administration

Frances M. Weaver · Loyola University Chicago

Matthew Stern

Kwan Hur

Crystal L. Harris · Clinical Research Management

Ping Luo

William J. Marks · University of California, San Francisco

Johannes Rothlind · University of California, San Francisco

Abstract

Patients with Parkinson's disease had similar improvement in motor function after either pallidal or subthalamic stimulation. Nonmotor factors may reasonably be included in the selection of surgical target for deep-brain stimulation. (ClinicalTrials.gov numbers, NCT00056563 and NCT01076452.)

Topics & Keywords

Neurological disorders and treatments Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 362, Issue 22, pp. 2077-2091

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0907083

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