Deep brain stimulation treatment for advanced Parkinson's disease patients provides benefits
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 - 17:22
in Health & Medicine
Patients with advanced Parkinson disease (PD) who received deep brain stimulation treatment had more improvement in movement skills and quality of life after six months than patients who received other medical therapy, but also had a higher risk of a serious adverse events, according to a study in the January 7 issue of JAMA.
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