Deep Brain Stimulation Impact on Social and Occupational Functioning in Parkinson's Disease with Early Motor Complications.
Valerie StokerPaul KrackLisa TonderGillian BarnettIsabelle Durand-ZaleskiAlfons SchnitzlerJean-Luc HouetoLars TimmermannJoern RauCarmen Schade-BrittingerMarie VidailhetGuenther Deuschlnull nullPublished in: Movement disorders clinical practice (2020)
For patients aged ≤60 years with PD and early motor complications, DBS provided significant improvements in social, occupational, and psychosocial function, but not in the actual work engagement compared with BMT at 2 years. Apathy may impact ability to work.