Subthalamic nucleus stimulation improves Parkinson's disease-associated camptocormia in parallel to its preoperative levodopa responsiveness

ObjectiveThe aim of this work was to identify factors predictive of postoperative improvement of camptocormia in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) treated by subthalamic nucleus (STN) stimulation.BackgroundCamptocormia, one of the most disabling features of PD, often responds poorly to med...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry neurosurgery and psychiatry, 2016-07, Vol.87 (7), p.703-709
Hauptverfasser:	Yamada, Kazumichi, Shinojima, Naoki, Hamasaki, Tadashi, Kuratsu, Jun-ichi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Combined Modality Therapy Deep Brain Stimulation Dystonia Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Levodopa - therapeutic use Male Middle Aged Muscular Atrophy, Spinal - physiopathology Muscular Atrophy, Spinal - therapy Neurologic Examination - drug effects Parkinson Disease - physiopathology Parkinson Disease - therapy Parkinson's disease Posture - physiology Preoperative Period Prognosis Spinal Curvatures - physiopathology Spinal Curvatures - therapy Statistics as Topic Subthalamic Nucleus - physiopathology Surgery
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