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Physician Assistant Capstones, 2020-current

2021

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Effects Of Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation On Treating Motor Symptoms In Early Parkinson's Disease, Emily Reale, Gina Legaluppi Dec 2021

Effects Of Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation On Treating Motor Symptoms In Early Parkinson's Disease, Emily Reale, Gina Legaluppi

Physician Assistant Capstones, 2020-current

Objective: Assess the efficacy of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN DBS) versus solely optimal pharmacological use in early Parkinson's Disease to improve motor dysfunction. Design: Systematic Literature Review. Methods: Searches were completed on PubMed utilizing the MeSH terms: “subthalamic, deep brain stimulation, and early parkinson.” Using PubMed the following limits and terms were used: published in the last 10 years, randomized controlled trial, English, human, and removing duplicates. A total of three studies resulted after the search. Results: All three studies showed statistically significant results in reduction in disease progressive motor symptoms. Additionally, at the end of each study …