Factors predicting the instant effect of motor function after subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease

Abstract Background Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) is an effective treatment for Parkinson’s disease (PD), the predictive effect of levodopa responsiveness on surgical outcomes was confirmed by some studies, however there were different conclusions about that through long- and...

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Main Authors: Xin-Ling Su, Xiao-Guang Luo, Hong Lv, Jun Wang, Yan Ren, Zhi-Yi He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Translational Neurodegeneration
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40035-017-0084-6