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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-11-20
pubmed:abstractText
We used a CAPSIT-based questionnaire to estimate the percentage of parkinsonian patients suitable for subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) in a movement disorders clinic. We found that out of 641 consecutive PD patients only 1.6% fulfilled strict STN-DBS criteria. When we applied more flexible criteria, the percentage of eligibility increased to 4.5%. Most patients (60%) were ineligible because they did not satisfy multiple questionnaire items. Items related to disease severity were responsible for the largest number of exclusions. This knowledge will help make decisions on resource allocation in centres wishing to start DBS surgery.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1353-8020
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
528-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-8-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
How many parkinsonian patients are suitable candidates for deep brain stimulation of subthalamic nucleus? Results of a questionnaire.
pubmed:affiliation
Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Scienze Psichiatriche ed Anestesiologiche, Universita' di Messina, Italy. Letterio.Morgante@unime.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article