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Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation for camptocormia associated with Parkinson's disease
Author(s) -
Sako Wataru,
Nishio Masami,
Maruo Tomoyuki,
Shimazu Hideki,
Matsuzaki Kazuhito,
Tamura Tetsuya,
Mure Hideo,
Ushio Yukitaka,
Nagahiro Shinji,
Kaji Ryuji,
Goto Satoshi
Publication year - 2009
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.22529
Subject(s) - subthalamic nucleus , deep brain stimulation , parkinson's disease , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , movement disorders , motor symptoms , stimulation , central nervous system disease , degenerative disease , neuroscience , disease , physical therapy , psychology , surgery
Camptocormia becomes increasingly recognized as a disabling symptom associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). We here report six patients with advanced PD in whom continuous bilateral stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus produced substantial (mean 78% ± 9.1% of the thoracolumbar angle) improvement of camptocormia along with other motor symptoms. © 2009 Movement Disorder Society