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Select Stim: Selective stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson*s disease A feasability study

Completed
Conditions
Parkinson disease
Parkinsonism
10028037
10009720
Registration Number
NL-OMON33676
Lead Sponsor
eurochirurgie
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
5
Inclusion Criteria

Patients with the clinical findings consistent with idiopathic Parkinson Disease (PD) and who suffer from severe response fluctuations and/or dyskinesias, despite optimal drug treatment, who are candidates for DBS.

Exclusion Criteria

Those PD patients suffering from severe psychiatric co-morbidities and cognitive decline, e.g. dementia and psychosis, are excluded from this study. The mini mental state exam (MMSE) score is not allowed to be <24. Other exclusion criteria are the same as for the classical STN DBS operation: significant cerebral atrophy, causative factors of PD, multiple white matter lesions or focal brain anomalies and a Hoehn and Yahr stage of 5 at the best moment of the day.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
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