Analysis of the effects of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation on somatosensation in Parkinson's disease patients.

Esra Doğru HüzmeliAtilla YilmazEsra Okuyucu

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2019)

DBS may have an effective role to improve somatosensation and DBS-related benefits may not be explained by improvements in motor function alone, but rather by enhanced somatosensory processing. Further studies with larger study groups are needed.

Keyphrases

deep brain stimulation
parkinson disease
obsessive compulsive disorder
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes