DOI: 10.1097/01.CNE.0000288701.06490.a2

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Issn Print: 0163-2108

Publication Date: 2007/09/30


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Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment of Parkinson's Disease

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1. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) allows the performance of bilateral procedures without the high incidence of side effects associated with ablative procedures.
True or False?
2. The pathologic activity seen in subcortical structures of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) is caused solely by abnormal rate.
True or False?
3. Currently, DBS is offered only to patients who have had PD for less than 5 years.
True or False?
4. The symptoms that are most likely to be ameliorated with surgery are tremor, motor fluctuations, dyskinesias, bradykinesias, and rigidity.
True or False?
5. Most centers perform bilateral ventralis intermedius stimulation for most patients with PD.
True or False?
6. A patient should have a score of at least 25 of 30 on mini-mental status evaluation to be considered a candidate for DBS surgery.
True or False?
7. Potential sources of error during stereotactic surgery include suboptimal positioning of the stereotactic frame or frameless system, imprecision with targeting, and brain shift from cerebrospinal fluid loss.
True or False?
8. Because kinesthetic responses may be blunted by PD medications and anesthetics, surgery is performed in an off-medication state and with minimal if any anesthesia.
True or False?
9.
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