Victor A Del Bene, Roy C Martin, Sarah A Brinkerhoff, Joseph W Olson, Matthew J Nelson, Dario Marotta, Christopher L Gonzalez, Kelly A Mills, Vidyulata Kamath, Gary Cutter, Chris P Hurt, Melissa Wade, Frank G Robinson, J Nicole Bentley, Barton L Guthrie, Robert T Knight, Harrison C Walker
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the cognitive effects of unilateral directional versus ring subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN DBS) in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease. METHODS: We examined 31 participants who underwent unilateral STN DBS (left n = 17; right n = 14) as part of an National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored randomized, double-blind, crossover study contrasting directional versus ring stimulation...
March 19, 2024: Annals of Neurology