Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson ’s disease: how to select candidates for pallidal or subthalamic stimulation

This article presents a review of recent reports that describe follow-up results and double-blind studies on the signs for r elief of each type of parkinsonian symptom, following GPi or STN stimulation. It also includes a discussion of how further research should be organized in order to identify whether GPi or STN stimulation exerts the greatest effect on particular kinds of parkinsonian symptoms.
Source: Critical Reviews in Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research