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. 2019 Jun:63:235-237.
doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2019.02.044. Epub 2019 Mar 2.

Tonic spinal cord stimulation as therapeutic option in Parkinson disease with axial symptoms: Effects on walking and quality of life

C Hubsch  1 , V D'Hardemare  2 , M Ben Maacha  3 , M Ziegler  4 , N Patte-Karsenti  4 , J B Thiebaut  5 , O Gout  4 , J P Brandel  4
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Tonic spinal cord stimulation as therapeutic option in Parkinson disease with axial symptoms: Effects on walking and quality of life

C Hubsch et al. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2019 Jun.

Abstract

Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an effective surgical therapy used for the treatment of chronic neuropathic pain. Tonic SCS is safe and improve not only gait disorders, motor symptoms, but also quality of life in Parkinson patients even with dopa-resistant symptoms with or without associated deep brain stimulation.

Keywords: Gait; Parkinson; Quality of life; Spinal cord stimulation.

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