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Outcome of bilateral deep brain subthalamic stimulation in patients carrying the R1441G mutation in the LRRK2 dardarin gene.
Neurosurgery - 1 Apr 2008
Gómez-Esteban Juan C, Lezcano Elena, Zarranz Juan J, González Carmen, Bilbao Gaizka, Lambarri Imanol, Rodríguez Olivia, Garibi Jesús
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Deep brain subthalamic stimulation provides symptomatic relief to patients with Parkinson's disease. The present study analyzes the postoperative outcome of deep brain subthalamic stimulation in patients carrying the R1441G mutation in the leucine-rich repeat kinase-2 (LRRK2) (dardarin) gene. METHODS: Five of the 48 patients treated in our unit carried a mutation in the LRRK2 (dardarin) gene. All five...
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