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Preoperative motor deficits and depressive symptoms predict quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease at different time points after surgery for subthalamic stimulation: a retrospective study.

Carolin SemmlerVasilija StopicStefanie T JostGereon R FinkPeter H WeissMichael T Barbe
Published in: Neurological research and practice (2024)
Data show that preoperative motor and affective symptoms drive both QoL baseline status and changes in QoL after STN-DBS surgery. Thus, these clinical parameters need to be assessed appropriately to provide comprehensive presurgical advice to patients suffering from PD.
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