Quality of life outcome after subthalamic stimulation in Parkinson's disease depends on age.
Haidar Salimi DafsariPaul RekerLisa StalinskiMonty SilverdaleAlexandra RizosKeyoumars AshkanMichael T BarbeGereon R FinkJulian EvansJulia SteffenMichael SamuelTill A DembekVeerle Visser-VandewalleAngelo AntoniniK Ray-ChaudhuriPablo Martinez-MartinLars Timmermannnull nullPublished in: Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society (2017)
Although quality of life, motor complications, and activities of daily living significantly improved in all age groups after bilateral STN-DBS, the beneficial effect on overall quality of life was more pronounced and affected a wider range of quality of life domains in younger patients. © 2017 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.