Predictors of second-sided deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease.

CONCLUSIONS: Younger patients, those undergoing GPi-targeted unilateral DBS, and patients who responded better to the initial DBS were more likely to undergo early second-sided lead placement. Therefore, these patients, and patients who are more responsive to medication preoperatively (as a proxy for DBS responsiveness), may benefit from consideration of initial bilateral DBS. PMID: 32059181 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Tags: J Neurosurg Source Type: research