Predictive Factors of Antiparkinsonian Drug Reduction after Subthalamic Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease

• Published in: Neurologia medico-chirurgica Vol. 59; no. suppl-3; pp. 331 - 336
• Main Authors: Kazuhiro SAMURA, Yasushi MIYAGI, Minako KAWAGUCHI, Fumiaki YOSHIDA, Tsuyoshi OKAMOTO, Masatou KAWASHIMA
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: THE JAPAN NEUROSURGICAL SOCIETY 01.12.2019

[Abstract] Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) improves motor symptoms in individuals with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) and enables physicians to reduce doses of antiparkinsonian drugs. We investigated possible predictive factors for the successful reduction of antiparkins...