Interplay between speech and gait variables in PD patients treated with STN-DBS: a long-term instrumental assessment.
Francesco CavallieriAnnalisa GessaniAndrea MerloIsabella CampaniniCarla BudriesiValentina FioravantiGiulia Di RausoAlberto FelettiBenedetta DamianoSara ScaltritiNoemi GuagnanoElisa BardiMaria Giulia CorniFrancesca AntonelliFrancesca CavalleriMaria Angela MolinariSara ContardiElisa MenozziAnnette PuzzolanteGiuseppe VannozziElena BergaminiGiacomo PavesiValérie FraixSara MeoniAlessandro FraternaliAnnibale VersariMirco LusuardiGiuseppe BiaginiSerge PintoElena F MoroFranco ValzaniaPublished in: European journal of neurology (2023)
This study underlines the presence of different correlations between treatment effects of speech and gait parameters in PD patients treated with bilateral STN-DBS. This may allow us to better understand the common pathophysiological basis of these alterations and to develop a more specific and tailored rehabilitation approach for axial signs after surgery.