Quality of Life after Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease: Does the Target Matter?
Our results contradict the prevailing belief that GPi-DBS is superior in frail PD patients with cognitive decline and postural instability, questioning the proposed patient-tailored approach of DBS target selection. Further studies are needed for a data-driven approach.
Authors
- Claudio Pollo
- Ines Debove (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1709-2963)
- Paul Krack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3508-7295)
- Deborah Amstutz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2268-8021)
- Andreas Nowacki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7876-3225)
- Katrin Petermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5668-6465)
- Gerd Tinkhauser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1954-1873)
- Julia Waskönig
- M. Lenard Lachenmayer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2952-6383)
- Mário Sousa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2570-6435)
- Michael Schuepbach
- Andreas Antonios Diamantaras
- S. Murcia Carretero
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2024-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.14199
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.11
Funders
- Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern