Gender influence on selection and outcome of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease

• Published in: Annals of the Indian Academy of Neurology Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 66 - 70
• Main Authors: Chandran, Shyambabu, Krishnan, Syam, Rao, Ravi Mohan, Gangadhara Sarma, S, Sarma, P Sankara, Kishore, Asha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.03.2014

Background: Gender differences exist in Parkinson's disease (PD), both in clinical manifestations and response to medical treatment. We investigated whether gender differences occur in the clinical characteristics of patients selected for bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (ST...