Question: What is the track-record of STN? Rev. 03/03
Answer: The results have been very encouraging and at times dramatic. In studies using chronic high frequency bilateral STN stimulation, the patients had improvements in the total motor score of 60% with sub-score improvements in bradykinesia, rigidity, tremor, gait and postural instability while off medications. Additionally, there was a reduction in dyskinesias of greater than 70% and reduction of dopaminergic drug dose by more than 50%.
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