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Moving on to Deep Brain Stimulation in Patients With Fluctuating Parkinson Disease

Michael S. Okun, MD; Kelly D. Foote, MD

Arch Neurol. 2009;66(6):778-780.

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JAMA

Bilateral Deep Brain Stimulation vs Best Medical Therapy for Patients With Advanced Parkinson Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Frances M. Weaver, PhD; Kenneth Follett, MD, PhD; Matthew Stern, MD; Kwan Hur, PhD; Crystal Harris, PharmD; William J. Marks Jr, MD; Johannes Rothlind, PhD; Oren Sagher, MD; Domenic Reda, PhD; Claudia S. Moy, PhD; Rajesh Pahwa, MD; Kim Burchiel, MD; Penelope Hogarth, MD; Eugene C. Lai, MD, PhD; John E. Duda, MD; Kathryn Holloway, MD; Ali Samii, MD; Stacy Horn, DO; Jeff Bronstein, MD, PhD; Gatana Stoner, RN, CCRC; Jill Heemskerk, PhD; Grant D. Huang, PhD; for the CSP 468 Study Group

Context:  Deep brain stimulation is an accepted treatment for advanced Parkinson disease (PD), although there are few randomized trials comparing treatments, and most studies exclude older patients.

Objective:  To compare 6-month outcomes for patients with PD who received deep brain . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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