New developments in surgical therapy for Parkinson's disease

1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (S1) ◽  
pp. 12-13
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Surgical Therapy ◽  
New Developments

Surgical therapy for Parkinson’s disease

2006 ◽  
pp. 383-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. L. Benabid ◽  
S. Chabardès ◽  
E. Seigneuret ◽  
V. Fraix ◽  
P. Krack ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Surgical Therapy

scholarly journals Capturing Initial Understanding and Impressions of Surgical Therapy for Parkinson's Disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Somnath Das ◽  
Caio M. Matias ◽  
Sunidhi Ramesh ◽  
Lohit Velagapudi ◽  
Julie P. Barbera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Surgical Therapy ◽  
Treatment Effectiveness ◽  
Original Source ◽  
Surgical Evaluation ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
Initial Source ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Source Of Information

Background: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is an underutilized surgical therapy for Parkinson's Disease (PD). Both physician and patient hesitancies have been described as potential barriers to DBS, but the specifics of patient perceptions of DBS have not been well-characterized in the general PD population.Objective: To characterize the understanding and impressions of surgical therapy in PD patients prior to formal surgical evaluation.Methods: A 30-question survey assessing impressions of surgical therapy for PD and understanding of DBS for PD was administered to PD patients seen at an urban movement disorders clinic.Results: One hundred and two patients completed the survey. When asked if they would undergo a hypothetical risk-free, curative brain surgery for PD, 98 patients responded “yes.” Patients were more agreeable to “reversible,” “minimally-invasive,” and “incisionless” surgery. 51.2% thought DBS is an “effective” treatment for PD, 76.6% thought it was “invasive,” and 18.3% thought it was “reversible.” 45.2% reported fear of being awake during DBS surgery. Regarding costs, 52.4% were concerned that DBS was “very expensive” or “not covered by insurance.” Initial source of information and perceived treatment effectiveness were not associated with concerns about DBS effectiveness or threats to normality. Negative perceptions of past surgery were associated with concerns about DBS altering mood and personality.Conclusion: Overall, patients expressed concerns regarding procedural efficacy, invasiveness, cost, and irreversibility—independent of the original source of information. Future studies are required to allow us to better understand the impact of these initial findings on DBS hesitancy and underutilization.

New developments in understanding the etiology of Parkinson's disease and in its treatment

1998 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 783-790 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andres M Lozano ◽  
Anthony E Lang ◽  
William D Hutchison ◽  
Jonathon O Dostrovsky
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
New Developments

scholarly journals New Developments in the Surgery for Parkinson's Disease

1999 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. S45-S52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Honey ◽  
R.E. Gross ◽  
A.M. Lozano
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Neurosurgical Procedures ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Dopaminergic Transmission ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Neurosurgical Techniques ◽  
Motor Disturbances

Despite optimization of medical therapy, a large number of patients with Parkinson's disease continue to be disabled. For this group, alternate treatment strategies such as neurosurgical intervention can be considered. Recent advances in neurosurgical techniques and in understanding the pathophysiology of motor disturbances in PD have made surgery safer and more effective. Functional neurosurgical procedures to lesion or electrically modulate dysfunctional basal ganglia circuits or to protect or restore dopaminergic transmission are being increasingly used. These procedures are having a profound impact on the motor disturbances of PD and are producing important improvements in quality of life of patients.

scholarly journals Surgical Therapy of Parkinson's Disease

10.5772/62884 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimo Piacentino ◽  
Giacomo Beggio ◽  
Lorenzo Volpin
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Surgical Therapy
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