Psychiatric and Cognitive Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson ’s Disease

AbstractDeep brain stimulation (DBS) is effective for Parkinson ’s disease (PD), dystonia, and essential tremor (ET). While motor benefits are well documented, cognitive and psychiatric side effects from the subthalamic nucleus (STN) and globus pallidus interna (GPi) DBS for PD are increasingly recognized. Underlying disease, medications, microlesions, and pos t-surgical stimulation likely all contribute to non-motor symptoms (NMS).
Source: Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports - Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research