[Bilateral two-stage implantation for deep brain stimulation in the treatment of bilateral idiopathic Parkinson's disease: clinical outcomes].

CONCLUSIONS: Bilateral DBS in two unilateral stages was an effective option with few complications in our series of patients with IPD. 10% of the patients did not require contralateral electrodes. It would be necessary to conduct a randomised study in patients who underwent bilateral surgery in one and two stages in order to confirm these results.
PMID: 29251336 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Revista de Neurologia - December 19, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Torres CV, Lopez-Manzanares L, Navas-Garcia M, Pastor J, Vega-Zelaya L, Garcia-Pallero MA, Sola RG Tags: Rev Neurol Source Type: research