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Are parkin patients particularly suited for deep-brain stimulation?
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 15 Apr 2008
Lohmann Ebba, Welter Marie-Laure, Fraix Valérie, Krack Paul, Lesage Suzanne, Laine Sophie, Tanguy Marie-Laure, Houeto Jean-Luc, Mesnage Valérie, Pollak Pierre, Durr Alexandra, Agid Yves, Brice Alexis
Abstract excerpt
Patients with parkin mutations are known to have slower PD progression and a better response to levodopa at lower doses than patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease. To determine the effects of deep brain stimulation (DBS) on such patients, we have compared the follow-up after surgery of 7 p...
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