Deep brain stimulation plus best medical therapy versus best medical therapy alone for advanced Parkinson's disease (PD SURG trial): a randomised, open-label trial.

BACKGROUND: Surgical intervention for advanced Parkinson's disease is an option if medical therapy fails to control symptoms adequately. We aimed to assess whether surgery and best medical therapy improved self-reported quality of life more than best medical therapy alone in patients with advan...

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Main Authors: Williams, A, Gill, S, Varma, T, Jenkinson, C, Quinn, N, Mitchell, R, Scott, R, Ives, N, Rick, C, Daniels, J, Patel, S, Wheatley, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010