Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease prior to L-dopa treatment: A case report

BACKGROUND: Leva-dopa (L-dopa) is the gold-standard treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD). Deep brain stimulation is generally reserved for patients who become refractory to l-dopa treatment. CASE DESCRIPTION: We present a male patient with a 9-year course of PD who at 53 years of age preferre...

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Published in:Surg Neurol Int
Main Authors: Servello, Domenico, Saleh, Christian, Bona, Alberto R., Zekaj, Edvin, Zanaboni, Carlotta, Porta, Mauro
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5134109/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27990314
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.194064
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