• DOI:10.1016/S1474-4422(08)70291-6
Corpus ID: 206158454

Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus for the treatment of Parkinson's disease

@article{Benabid2009DeepBS,
  title={Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus for the treatment of Parkinson's disease},
  author={A. Benabid and S. Chabard{\`e}s and J. Mitrofanis and P. Pollak},
  journal={The Lancet Neurology},
  year={2009},
  volume={8},
  pages={67-81}
}

A. Benabid, S. Chabardès, +1 author P. Pollak

Published 2009

Medicine

The Lancet Neurology

High-frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-HFS) is the preferred surgical treatment for advanced Parkinson's disease. In the 15 years since its introduction into clinical practice, many studies have reported on its benefits, drawbacks, and insufficiencies. Despite limited evidence-based data, STN-HFS has been shown to be surgically safe, and improvements in dopaminergic drug-sensitive symptoms and reductions in subsequent drug dose and dyskinesias are well… CONTINUE READING

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