Restless legs syndrome in Parkinson's disease patients may improve with subthalamic stimulation | Zendy

DriverDunckley Erika | Zendy; Evidente Virgilio Gerald H. | Zendy; Adler Charles H. | Zendy; Hillman Renee | Zendy; Hernandez Jose | Zendy; Fletcher Geoffrey | Zendy; Lyons Mark K. | Zendy

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Restless legs syndrome in Parkinson's disease patients may improve with subthalamic stimulation

Author(s) -

DriverDunckley Erika,

Evidente Virgilio Gerald H.,

Adler Charles H.,

Hillman Renee,

Hernandez Jose,

Fletcher Geoffrey,

Lyons Mark K.

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

movement disorders

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352

H-Index - 198

eISSN - 1531-8257

pISSN - 0885-3185

DOI - 10.1002/mds.20911

Subject(s) - deep brain stimulation , parkinson's disease , subthalamic nucleus , restless legs syndrome , levodopa , medicine , degenerative disease , central nervous system disease , stimulation , surgery , anesthesia , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychology , disease , neurology , psychiatry

We report on 6 advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) patients who underwent bilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery whose restless legs syndrome (RLS) improved postoperatively. Despite a mean 56% decrease in their levodopa equivalents postoperatively, their RLS scores dropped by a mean of 84% (100% in three). Our findings suggest that bilateral STN DBS surgery can improve RLS in patients with advanced PD. © 2006 Movement Disorder Society

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