Gender-specific outcomes of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease - results from a single movement disorder center.
Dorothee KüblerMelanie AstaloschVerena GausPatricia KrauseAna Luísa Almeida de MarcelinoGerd-Helge SchneiderAndrea KühnPublished in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2023)
STN-DBS is a highly effective treatment for motor and non-motor symptoms of PD for both women and men but our study hints towards gender-specific outcomes in non-motor-domains like cognition, depressive symptoms, and impulsivity. To explore this in more detail, larger cohorts need to be investigated in multicenter trials.
Keyphrases
- deep brain stimulation
- obsessive compulsive disorder
- parkinson disease
- depressive symptoms
- mental health
- type diabetes
- sleep quality
- social support
- cross sectional
- physical activity
- middle aged
- white matter
- pregnancy outcomes
- combination therapy
- adipose tissue
- atomic force microscopy
- skeletal muscle
- replacement therapy