Freezing of gait after bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation for Parkinson's disease
Freezing of gait after bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation for Parkinson's disease
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DOI:
10.1016/j.clineuro.2005.07.008
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发表时间:
2006-07-01
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
Pahwa, Rajesh
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作者:
Davis, Justin T.;Lyons, Kelly E.;Pahwa, Rajesh
Objective: To determine the long-term effect of bilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) on freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease patients.Patients and methods: Sixty-seven patients were followed 12 months after bilateral STN DBS and 32 patients were followed 24 months post-surgery. Patients were evaluated with the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) with medications on and off at baseline and again in both conditions with stimulation on at follow-up. Specific attention was paid to the freezing item of the ADL section.Results: Freezing scores in the medication off state improved significantly with stimulation at 1 and 2 years. In the medication on state there were no significant improvements in freezing.Conclusion: Off period freezing of gait is significantly improved with STN DBS up to 24 months; however, on period freezing is not affected by STN DBS. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.