Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become the treatment of choice for advanced stages of
Parkinson's disease, medically intractable essential tremor, and complicated segmental and …

Background Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established and effective treatment for
Parkinson's disease (PD). After surgery, a number of extensive programming sessions are …

Background Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN DBS) is an
increasingly common treatment for Parkinson's disease. Qualitative reviews have concluded …

Dysarthria in Parkinson's disease can be characterised by monotony of pitch and loudness,
reduced stress, variable rate, imprecise consonants, and a breathy and harsh voice. Use of …

Numerous factors need to be taken into account when managing a patient with Parkinson's
disease (PD) after deep brain stimulation (DBS). Questions such as when to begin …

Objective: Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) is an effective treatment
for advanced Parkinson disease (PD). Following STN-DBS, speech intelligibility can …

The primary objective of this position paper is to assess the theoretical and empirical support
that exists for the Mayo Clinic view of motor speech disorders in general, and for oromotor …

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is effective in reducing motor
symptoms for many individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, STN DBS does not …

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been reported to be successful in relieving the core motor
symptoms of Parkinson′ s disease (PD) and motor fluctuations in the more advanced …

Parkinson's disease (PD) results from neurodegenerative processes leading to alteration of
motor functions. Most motor symptoms respond well to pharmacological and neurosurgical …