Beneficial effect of 24-month bilateral subthalamic stimulation on quality of sleep in Parkinson ’s disease

ConclusionsIn this multicenter study with a 24  months follow-up, we report significant sustained improvements after bilateral STN-DBS using a PD-specific sleep scale and a significant relationship between sleep and QoL improvements. This highlights the importance of sleep in holistic assessments of DBS outcomes.
Source: Journal of Neurology - Category: Neurology Source Type: research