Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
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J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. · Mar 2012
Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation outcome in young onset Parkinson's disease: a role for age at disease onset?
Patients with young onset Parkinson's disease (YOPD) are often candidates for subthalamic nucleus-deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS). Nevertheless, few data have been reported on the long term STN-DBS clinical outcome of YOPD versus non-young onset Parkinson's disease (n-YOPD) patients. ⋯ In this series of STN-DBS treated patients, YOPD was associated with a medium to long term lower incidence of stimulation and medication resistant symptoms.