Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8272840 | Journal of the Neurological Sciences | 2018 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
- Causative factors and prevalence of DBS-induced depression and apathy in PD remain unclear.
- More than 25% of patients reducing dopamine-agonists after DBS developed depression and apathy.
- There was a greater prevalence of depression and apathy in older patients treated with DBS.
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Authors
Tamour Khan Tareen, Carlo Alberto Artusi, Federico Rodriguez-Porcel, Johnna L. Devoto, Habibullah Sheikh, George T. Mandybur, Andrew P. Duker, Alberto J. Espay, Aristide Merola,