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Greater improvement in LRRK2 G2019S patients undergoing Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation compared to non-mutation carriers.
BMC neuroscience - 1 Feb 2016
Sayad Massiva, Zouambia Mohamed, Chaouch Malika, Ferrat Farida, Nebbal Mustapha, Bendini Mohamed, Lesage Suzanne, Brice Alexis, Brahim Errahmani Mohamed, Asselah Boualem
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) of parkinson's disease (PD) patients has demonstrated to improve motor performance and to reduce dopa-induced dyskinesia. An association between the occurrence of dyskinesias and LRRK2 (leucine-rich repeat kinase 2) G2019S gene mutations has recently been suggested. The aim of this study is to discover the impact of the G2019S mutation...
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