As there is currently no standardized assessment tool for evaluating Parkinson disease (PD) patients for deep brain stimulation (DBS), the authors developed the Florida Surgical Questionnaire for Parkinson Disease (FLASQ-PD). Part I of the study was a retrospective analysis of 174 patients presenting for a surgical screening. Part II was a multicenter study to assess the correlation of FLASQ-PD scores. The results of this study suggest that the FLASQ-PD may be a useful triage tool for screening PD patients for DBS surgery.
M S Okun, H H Fernandez, O Pedraza, M Misra, K E Lyons, R Pahwa, D Tarsy, L Scollins, K Corapi, G M Friehs, J Grace, J Romrell, and K D Foote.
Department of Neurology, University of Florida McKnight Brain Institute, 100 S. Newell Dr., 3rd fl., rm. L3-100, PO Box 100236, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. okun@neurology.ufl.edu
Neurology. 2004 Jul 13; 63 (1): 161-3.
AbstractAs there is currently no standardized assessment tool for evaluating Parkinson disease (PD) patients for deep brain stimulation (DBS), the authors developed the Florida Surgical Questionnaire for Parkinson Disease (FLASQ-PD). Part I of the study was a retrospective analysis of 174 patients presenting for a surgical screening. Part II was a multicenter study to assess the correlation of FLASQ-PD scores. The results of this study suggest that the FLASQ-PD may be a useful triage tool for screening PD patients for DBS surgery.