Beneficial effect of 24-month bilateral subthalamic stimulation on quality of sleep in Parkinson's disease.

Haidar Salimi DafsariK Ray-ChaudhuriKeyoumars AshkanLena SachsePicabo MahlstedtMonty SilverdaleAlexandra RizosMarian StrackStefanie T JostPaul RekerMichael SamuelVeerle Visser-VandewalleJulian EvansAngelo AntoniniPablo Martinez-MartinLars Timmermannnull null

Published in: Journal of neurology (2020)

In this multicenter study with a 24 months follow-up, we report significant sustained improvements after bilateral STN-DBS using a PD-specific sleep scale and a significant relationship between sleep and QoL improvements. This highlights the importance of sleep in holistic assessments of DBS outcomes.

Keyphrases

deep brain stimulation
sleep quality
physical activity
parkinson disease
type diabetes
case report
depressive symptoms
quality improvement
weight loss