Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism

MT Hayes - The American journal of medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by tremor
and bradykinesia and is a common neurologic ailment. Male sex and advancing age are …

Systematic review of levodopa dose equivalency reporting in Parkinson's disease

CL Tomlinson, R Stowe, S Patel, C Rick… - Movement …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Interpretation of clinical trials comparing different drug regimens for Parkinson's
disease (PD) is complicated by the different dose intensities used: higher doses of levodopa …

Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus for the treatment of Parkinson's disease

AL Benabid, S Chabardes, J Mitrofanis… - The Lancet …, 2009 - thelancet.com
High-frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-HFS) is the
preferred surgical treatment for advanced Parkinson's disease. In the 15 years since its …

[HTML][HTML] Subthalamic and pallidal deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease—meta-analysis of outcomes

ML Lachenmayer, M Mürset, N Antih, I Debove… - NPJ Parkinson's …, 2021 - nature.com
Although deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the globus pallidus internus (GPi) and the
subthalamic nucleus (STN) has become an established treatment for Parkinson's disease …

Deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease

SJ Groiss, L Wojtecki, M Südmeyer… - Therapeutic …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
During the last 15 years deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been established as a highly-
effective therapy for advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). Patient selection, stereotactic …

Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation with a multiple independent constant current-controlled device in Parkinson's disease (INTREPID): a multicentre, double …

JL Vitek, R Jain, L Chen, AI Tröster, LE Schrock… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus is an established
therapeutic option for managing motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease. We conducted a …

[HTML][HTML] Parkinson's disease therapeutics: new developments and challenges since the introduction of levodopa

Y Smith, T Wichmann, SA Factor… - …, 2012 - nature.com
The demonstration that dopamine loss is the key pathological feature of Parkinson's disease
(PD), and the subsequent introduction of levodopa have revolutionalized the field of PD …

Systematic review of hardware-related complications of deep brain stimulation: do new indications pose an increased risk?

O Jitkritsadakul, R Bhidayasiri, SK Kalia, M Hodaie… - Brain Stimulation, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment extended
broadly to many neurological and psychiatric disorders. Nevertheless, complications may …

Predictors of cognitive and psychosocial outcome after STN DBS in Parkinson's Disease

HMM Smeding, JD Speelman, HM Huizenga… - Journal of Neurology …, 2011 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective To find predictors of cognitive decline and quality of life 1 year after bilateral
subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN DBS) in Parkinson's disease (PD) …

Olfactory bulb α-synucleinopathy has high specificity and sensitivity for Lewy body disorders

TG Beach, CL White, CL Hladik, MN Sabbagh… - Acta …, 2009 - Springer
Involvement of the olfactory bulb by Lewy-type α-synucleinopathy (LTS) is known to occur at
an early stage of Parkinson's disease (PD) and Lewy body disorders and is therefore of …