Five-Year Clinical Outcomes of Local versus General Anesthesia Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease by Sheng-Tzung Tsai, Tsung-Ying Chen, Sheng-Huang Lin, Shin-Yuan Chen

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Exploring the Caregiver Role after Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery for Parkinson’s Disease: A Qualitative Analysis by Suzette Shahmoon, Patricia Limousin, Marjan Jahanshahi

“…This pilot study aimed to explore how caregiver spouses make sense of themselves one and five years after their partner’s deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery for Parkinson’s disease. 16 spouse (8 husbands and 8 wives) caregivers were recruited for the interview. …”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of deep brain stimulation for the treatment of alcohol use disorder and alcoholic liver disease by Oluwatofunmi A. Abiola, Collin M. Lehmann, Khaled Moussawi, Hawre Jalal

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Comparison of Globus Pallidus Interna and Subthalamic Nucleus in Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson Disease: An Institutional Experience and Review by Shazia Mirza, Umar Yazdani, Richard Dewey III, Neepa Patel, Richard B. Dewey, Svjetlana Miocinovic, Shilpa Chitnis

“…Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) has revolutionized the lives of patients of Parkinson disease, offering therapeutic options to those not benefiting entirely from medications alone. …”
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A Review of Social and Relational Aspects of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease Informed by Healthcare Provider Experiences by Emily Bell, Bruce Maxwell, Mary Pat McAndrews, Abbas F. Sadikot, Eric Racine

“…Although the clinical effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in Parkinson's disease is established, there has been less examination of its social aspects. …”
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Chronic Deep Brain Stimulation of the Hypothalamic Nucleus in Wistar Rats Alters Circulatory Levels of Corticosterone and Proinflammatory Cytokines by Juan Manuel Calleja-Castillo, Dora Luz De La Cruz-Aguilera, Joaquín Manjarrez, Marco Antonio Velasco-Velázquez, Gabriel Morales-Espinoza, Julia Moreno-Aguilar, Maria Eugenia Hernández, Lucinda Aguirre-Cruz, Lenin Pavón

“…Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a therapeutic option for several diseases, but its effects on HPA axis activity and systemic inflammation are unknown. …”
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Deep Brain Stimulation of Caudal Zona Incerta and Subthalamic Nucleus in Patients with Parkinson's Disease: Effects on Diadochokinetic Rate by Fredrik Karlsson, Elin Unger, Sofia Wahlgren, Patric Blomstedt, Jan Linder, Erik Nordh, Hamayun Zafar, Jan van Doorn

“…The hypokinetic dysarthria observed in Parkinson's disease (PD) affects the range, speed, and accuracy of articulatory gestures in patients, reducing the perceived quality of speech acoustic output in continuous speech. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) and of the caudal zona incerta (cZi-DBS) are current surgical treatment options for PD. …”
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Denoising deep brain stimulation pacemaker signals with novel polymer-based nanocomposites: Porous biomaterials for sound absorption by Baraa Chasib Mezher AL Kasar, Shahab Khameneh Asl, Hamed Asgharzadeh, Seyed Jamaleddin Peighambardoust

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Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Early Stage Parkinson’s Disease Is Not Associated with Increased Body Mass Index by Sarah H. Millan, Mallory L. Hacker, Maxim Turchan, Anna L. Molinari, Amanda D. Currie, David Charles

“…Previous studies suggest that deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) for Parkinson’s disease (PD) leads to weight gain. …”
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Asleep surgery for deep brain stimulation of the globus pallidus internus in pediatric dystonia associated with KMT2B mutation by Chingiz Nurimanov, Karashash Menlibayeva, Seitzhan Aidarov, Iroda Mammadinova, Nurtay Nurakay

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Network-wide effects of pallidal deep brain stimulation normalised abnormal cerebellar cortical activity in the dystonic animal model by Fabiana Santana Kragelund, Konstantinos Spiliotis, Marco Heerdegen, Tina Sellmann, Henning Bathel, Anika Lüttig, Angelika Richter, Jens Starke, Rüdiger Köhling, Denise Franz

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Feasibility and Safety of Continuous and Chronic Bilateral Deep Brain Stimulation of the Medial Forebrain Bundle in the Naïve Sprague-Dawley Rat by Luciano L. Furlanetti, Máté D. Döbrössy, Iñigo A. Aranda, Volker A. Coenen

“…Objective. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the superolateral branch of the medial forebrain bundle (MFB) has provided rapid and dramatic reduction of depressive symptoms in a clinical trial. …”
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Effects of Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation on Facial Emotion Recognition in Parkinson’s Disease: A Critical Literature Review by S. Kalampokini, E. Lyros, P. Lochner, K. Fassbender, M. M. Unger

“…Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is an effective therapy for Parkinson’s disease (PD). …”
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Nomogram for Prediction of Postoperative Delirium after Deep Brain Stimulation of Subthalamic Nucleus in Parkinson’s Disease under General Anesthesia by Yu-Ting Ling, Qian-Qian Guo, Si-Min Wang, Li-Nan Zhang, Jin-Hua Chen, Yi Liu, Ruo-Heng Xuan, Bo Qu, Li-Ge Liu, Zhi-Shuang Wen, Jia-Kun Xu, Lu-Lu Jiang, Wen-Biao Xian, Bin Wu, Chang-Ming Zhang, Ling Chen, Jin-Long Liu, Nan Jiang

“…The purpose of this study was to develop and internally validate a clinical prediction model of delirium after deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson’s disease under general anesthesia. …”
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Self-Reported Executive Functioning in Everyday Life in Parkinson’s Disease after Three Months of Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation by Uyen Ha Gia Pham, Stein Andersson, Mathias Toft, Are Hugo Pripp, Ane Eidahl Konglund, Espen Dietrichs, Ulrik Fredrik Malt, Inger Marie Skogseid, Ira Ronit Hebolt Haraldsen, Anne-Kristin Solbakk

“…Studies on the effect of subthalamic deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) on executive functioning in Parkinson’s disease (PD) are still controversial. …”
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Minimizing hemorrhagic and perioperative complications in deep brain stimulation surgery in a series of 191 patients operated on over 4 years by Michał Sobstyl, Angelika Stapińska-Syniec, Wiktor Paskal

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Programming for Stimulation-Induced Transient Nonmotor Psychiatric Symptoms after Bilateral Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease by Xi Wu, Yiqing Qiu, Keith Simfukwe, Jiali Wang, Jianchun Chen, Xiaowu Hu

“…Stimulation-induced transient nonmotor psychiatric symptoms (STPSs) are side effects following bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients. …”
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Deep Brain Stimulation of Hemiparkinsonian Rats with Unipolar and Bipolar Electrodes for up to 6 Weeks: Behavioral Testing of Freely Moving Animals by Kathrin Badstuebner, Ulrike Gimsa, Immo Weber, Armin Tuchscherer, Jan Gimsa

“…Although the clinical use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) is increasing, its basic mechanisms of action are still poorly understood. …”
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Changes in sensor recorded activity patterns and neuropsychiatric symptoms after deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease: 5 case reports by Lena C. Bruhin, Michael Single, Aileen C. Naef, Katrin Petermann, Mario Sousa, Matilde Castelli, Ines Debove, Marie E. Maradan-Gachet, Andreia D. Magalhães, Andreas A. Diamantaras, M. Lenard Lachenmayer, Gerd Tinkhauser, Julia Waskönig, Christopher M. el Achkar, Alia Lemkaddem, Mathieu Lemay, Paul Krack, Tobias Nef, Deborah Amstutz

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Balance and Gait Improvements of Postoperative Rehabilitation in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Treated with Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation (STN-DBS) by Kazunori Sato, Noriaki Aita, Yoshihide Hokari, Eriko Kitahara, Mami Tani, Nana Izawa, Kozo Hatori, Ryota Nakamura, Fuyuko Sasaki, Satoko Sekimoto, Takayuki Jo, Genko Oyama, Taku Hatano, Yasushi Shimo, Hirokazu Iwamuro, Atsushi Umemura, Nobutaka Hattori, Toshiyuki Fujiwara

“…Background. Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) is a surgical treatment to reduce the “off” state motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD). …”
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