Survival and Health Care Use After Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease.
James A G CrispoMelody LamBritney LeSalimah Z ShariffDominique R AnsellMelanie SquarzoloDanielle OuelletteDylan P ThibaultConnie MarrasAllison W WillisDallas SeitzPublished in: The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques (2020)
Receiving DBS may increase survival for younger PD patients who undergo DBS. Future studies should examine whether survival benefits may be attributed to effects on PD or the absence of comorbidities that influence mortality.