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Controlling Parkinson's Disease With Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation
Published on: July 16, 2014
Effect on mood of subthalamic DBS for Parkinson's disease: a consecutive series of 24 patients
A Berney1, F Vingerhoets, A Perrin
1Department of Psychiatry, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland. aberne1@po-box.mcgill.ca
Neurology
|November 13, 2002
Abstract:
A series of 24 consecutive PD patients were prospectively studied prior to and within 6 months postoperatively for mood, motor, and cognitive status to investigate the effects on mood of subthalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) in PD. In six patients (25%), mood state worsened significantly, and three were transiently suicidal despite clear motor improvement. Caregivers and patients should be educated about the potential impact of this neurosurgical procedure on mood.

