Pretreatment brain volumes can affect the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease patients

Abstract We aimed to assess whether brain volumes may affect the results of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Eighty-one consecutive patients with PD (male:female 40:41), treated with DBS between June 2012 and December 2017, were enrolled. Total and regional bra...

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Main Authors: Younghee Yim, Sang Joon Kim, Seung Chai Jung, Ho Sung Kim, Choong Gon Choi, Jung Kyo Lee, Chong Sik Lee, Seung Hyun Lee, Woo Hyun Shim, E.-N. Cheong, Seong-Cheol Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79138-9