PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Charles, P.D.
AU  - Van Blercom, N.
AU  - Krack, P.
AU  - Lee, S.L.
AU  - Xie, J.
AU  - Besson, G.
AU  - Benabid, A.-L.
AU  - Pollak, P.
TI  - Predictors of effective bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation for PD
AID  - 10.1212/WNL.59.6.932
DP  - 2002 Sep 24
TA  - Neurology
PG  - 932--934
VI  - 59
IP  - 6
4099  - http://n.neurology.org/content/59/6/932.short
4100  - http://n.neurology.org/content/59/6/932.full
SO  - Neurology2002 Sep 24; 59
AB  - To identify factors predictive of effective bilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN) stimulation for PD with severe motor complications, pre- and postoperative Unified PD Rating Scale (UPDRS) scores were analyzed in a series of 54 patients who received bilateral STN stimulation. Younger age and levodopa responsiveness predict a favorable response to bilateral STN stimulation. For individual PD symptoms, those that improve with a suprathreshold dose levodopa challenge are likely to improve with stimulation.