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Parkinsonism Relat. Disord. · Dec 2007
How many parkinsonian patients are suitable candidates for deep brain stimulation of subthalamic nucleus? Results of a questionnaire.
- Letterio Morgante, Francesca Morgante, Elena Moro, Antonio Epifanio, Paolo Girlanda, Paolo Ragonese, Angelo Antonini, Paolo Barone, Ubaldo Bonuccelli, Maria Fiorella Contarino, Livio Capus, Maria Gabriella Ceravolo, Roberto Marconi, Roberto Ceravolo, Marco D'Amelio, and Giovanni Savettieri.
- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Scienze Psichiatriche ed Anestesiologiche, Universita' di Messina, Italy. Letterio.Morgante@unime.it
- Parkinsonism Relat. Disord. 2007 Dec 1;13(8):528-31.
AbstractWe used a CAPSIT-based questionnaire to estimate the percentage of parkinsonian patients suitable for subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) in a movement disorders clinic. We found that out of 641 consecutive PD patients only 1.6% fulfilled strict STN-DBS criteria. When we applied more flexible criteria, the percentage of eligibility increased to 4.5%. Most patients (60%) were ineligible because they did not satisfy multiple questionnaire items. Items related to disease severity were responsible for the largest number of exclusions. This knowledge will help make decisions on resource allocation in centres wishing to start DBS surgery.
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