Restless legs syndrome in Parkinson's disease patients may improve with subthalamic stimulation
Authors:
- Virgilio Gerald H. EvidenteVEVirgilio Gerald H. Evidente
- Jose HernandezJHJose Hernandez
- 2 May 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Movement Disorders
- Vol. 21 (8) , 1287-1289
Abstract
We report on 6 advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) patients who underwent bilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery whose restless legs syndrome (RLS) improved postoperatively. Despite a mean 56% decrease in their levodopa equivalents postoperatively, their RLS scores dropped by a mean of 84% (100% in three). Our findings suggest that bilateral STN DBS surgery can improve RLS in patients with advanced PD. © 2006 Movement Disorder SocietyKeywords
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