Canadian Assessment of Deep Brain Stimulation Access: The Canada Study.

C Michael HoneyArmaan K MalhotraMandeep S TamberMichel Prud'hommeIvar MendezChristopher R Honey

Published in: The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques (2019)

This is the first study to quantify all patients receiving DBS within an entire country. The current rate of DBS surgery within Canada is ten cases per million per year. Statistically significant regional differences were discovered and discussed.

Keyphrases

deep brain stimulation
parkinson disease
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minimally invasive
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