Decline in drawing ability and cerebral perfusion in Parkinson's disease patients after subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation surgery

Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN DBS) is an established therapy for alleviating motor symptoms in advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) patients; however, a postoperative decline in cognitive and speech function has become problematic although its mechanism remains unclear. The aim of the present study was to elucidate the properties of language and drawing ability and cerebral perfusion in PD patients after bilateral STN DBS surgery.

Source: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders - December 2, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Shogo Furukawa, Shigeki Hirano, Tatsuya Yamamoto, Masato Asahina, Tomoyuki Uchiyama, Yoshitaka Yamanaka, Yoshikazu Nakano, Ai Ishikawa, Kazuho Kojima, Midori Abe, Yuriko Uji, Yoshinori Higuchi, Takuro Horikoshi, Takashi Uno, Satoshi Kuwabara Source Type: research