Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus on the Postoperative Levodopa Response: One Year Follow Up


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Kocabıçak E., Yildiz O., AYGÜN D., Temel Y.

TURKISH NEUROSURGERY, vol.31, no.1, pp.88-92, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.5137/1019-5149.jtn.30065-20.1
  • Journal Name: TURKISH NEUROSURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.88-92
  • Keywords: Parkinson's disease, Deep brain stimulation, Levodopa response, Subthalamic nucleus, PARKINSONS-DISEASE, DOUBLE-BLIND, RISK
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

AIM: To investigate the effect of preoperative levodopa responsiveness to clinical outcomes in the first postoperative year, and to evaluate the changes in the postoperative levodopa responsiveness in patients undergoing subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS).