Long-term superiority of subthalamic nucleus stimulation over pallidotomy in Parkinson disease

Neurology. 2009 Jul 14;73(2):151-3. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181ad536c.

Authors

R A J Esselink¹, R M A de Bie, R J de Haan, M W P M Lenders, P C G Nijssen, T van Laar, P R Schuurman, D A Bosch, J D Speelman

Affiliation

¹ Departments of Neurology and Geriatrics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands. r.esselink@neuro.umcn.nl

PMID: 19597136
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181ad536c

No abstract available

Publication types

Multicenter Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Deep Brain Stimulation*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Pallidotomy* / adverse effects
Parkinson Disease / complications
Parkinson Disease / surgery
Parkinson Disease / therapy*
Severity of Illness Index
Subthalamic Nucleus / physiology*
Treatment Outcome