Neurostimulation Benefits Early Parkinson's Disease

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Neurostimulation Benefits Early Parkinson's Disease
February 14, 2013




(HealthDay News) – For patients with early motor complications due to Parkinson's disease, neurostimulation is associated with improved quality of life and motor ability...

Noting that subthalamic stimulation can benefit patients with advanced Parkinson's disease and levodopa-induced motor complications... randomly assigned 251 patients with Parkinson's disease and early motor complications to receive neurostimulation plus medical therapy or medical therapy alone.

After two years, the researchers found that the neurostimulation group had significantly improved quality of life, as assessed by the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire...
"In conclusion, we found that neurostimulation was superior to medical therapy alone at a relatively early stage of Parkinson's disease, before the appearance of severe disabling motor complications...
http://www.jaapa.com/neurostimulatio...rticle/280316/