Quality of Life after Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease: Does the Target Matter?
Sandra Murcia CarreteroKatrin PetermannInes DeboveDeborah AmstutzMário SousaJulia WaskönigAndreas Antonios DiamantarasGerd TinkhauserAndreas NowackiClaudio PolloMichael SchuepbachPaul KrackMartin Lenard LachenmayerPublished in: Movement disorders clinical practice (2024)
Our results contradict the prevailing belief that GPi-DBS is superior in frail PD patients with cognitive decline and postural instability, questioning the proposed patient-tailored approach of DBS target selection. Further studies are needed for a data-driven approach.