Background Subthalamic stimulation reduces motor disability and improves quality of life in
patients with advanced Parkinson's disease who have severe levodopa-induced motor …

Apathy has been reported to occur after subthalamic nucleus stimulation, a treatment of
motor complications in advanced Parkinson's disease. We carried out a prospective study of …

Addictions to dopaminergic drugs or to pleasant behaviours are frequent and potentially
devastating neuropsychiatric disorders observed in Parkinson's disease. They encompass …

Gait disturbances are frequent and disabling in advanced Parkinson's disease. These
symptoms respond poorly to usual medical and surgical treatments but were reported to be …

Stereotactic thalamotomy of the VIM (ventral intermediate) nucleus is considered as the best
neurosurgical treatment for Parkinsonian and essential tremors. However, this surgery …

Background Cerebral palsy (CP) with dystonia-choreoathetosis is a common cause of
disability in children and in adults, and responds poorly to medical treatment. Bilateral …

Objective: To report on the long-term outcomes of deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the
thalamic ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM) in Parkinson disease (PD), essential tremor …

Objective To evaluate the effects of deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-
DBS) on motor complications in patients with Parkinson disease (PD) beyond 15 years after …

Background Although subthalamic stimulation is a recognised treatment for motor
complications in Parkinson's disease, reports on behavioural outcomes are controversial …

The safety and inocuity of the method legitimizes earlier operations, before impairment of the
quality of life. Depression and suicide are related to pre-existing co-morbidities and …