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Behavioral changes associated with deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson's disease.
Full Abstract
Evaluation for psychiatric and cognitive dysfunction is a crucial part of preoperative assessment for deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery. All candidates for DBS should be treated for active psychiatric disorders, and the treatment team should also screen for past psychiatric history, which may predispose to postoperative psychiatric illness. A wide range of behavioral symptoms have been seen following DBS, including depression, hallucinations or true psychosis, mania, and impulsivity. Suicidal ideation should be treated aggressively. Cognitive changes may occur, but data are currently too limited to make predictions regarding subtle effects on cognition. However, patients with dementia may experience further decline in cognitive function following DBS.
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Author information
Author/s: Anderson, Karen E (KE); Mullins, Jake (J);
Affiliation: Division of Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 South Greene Street, Room NW49A, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. kanderson@psych.umaryland.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Review
Journal: Current neurology and neuroscience reports (Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Jul; vol 3 (issue 4) : pp 306-13
Dates: Created 2003/08/21; Completed 2003/09/30; Revised 2007/11/15;
PMID: 12930700, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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