Sleep-wake functions and quality of life in patients with subthalamic deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease.
Panagiotis BargiotasLukas EugsterMichael OberholzerInes DeboveM Lenard LachenmayerJohannes MathisClaudio PolloW M Michael SchüpbachClaudio L BassettiPublished in: PloS one (2017)
In PD patients presenting for STN DBS, subjective and objective sleep-wake disturbances are common and have a negative impact on QoL before and after neurosurgery. Given the current preliminary evidence, prospective observational studies assessing subjective and objective sleep-wake variables prior to and after DBS are needed.