The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE 1427
October 14, 2013
Issue 1427
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Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease with Early Motor Complications
October 14, 2013 (Issue: 1427)
Deep brain stimulation is FDA-approved and has been
used for years to treat patients with advanced
Parkinson's disease (PD) who have severe levodopa-induced
motor complications. New evidence from a
controlled trial suggests that it may also be effective for
patients with PD and early motor complications.
... more
1. Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease. Med Lett Drugs Ther 2009; 51.26.
2. Drugs for Parkinson's disease. Treat Guidel Med Lett 2013; in press.
3. J Jankovic and W Poewe. Therapies in Parkinson's disease. Curr Opin Neurol 2012; 25:433.
4. MS Okun. Deep-brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease. N Engl J Med 2012; 367:1529.

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