Mixed effects of deep brain stimulation on depressive symptomatology in Parkinson’s disease: a review of randomized clinical trials

Although ~50% of patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) experience depression, treatment for this important and debilitating comorbitidy is relatively understudied. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been increasingly utilized for the management of tremors in progressive PD. Several preliminary studie...

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Main Authors: N. Simay eGokbayrak, Irene ePiryatinsky, Rebecca A Gavett, Omar J. Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2014.00154/full