Patients' perioperative experience of awake deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease.

Patients' perioperative experience of awake deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease.

World Neurosurg. 2017 Jun 09;:

Authors: Mulroy E, Robertson N, Macdonald L, Bok A, Simpson M

Abstract
BACKGROUND: Awake craniotomy for tumor resection and epilepsy surgery is a well-tolerated procedure. Qualitative data on patients' experience of awake deep brain stimulation (DBS) is however, lacking. We collected qualitative data on patients' experience of awake DBS with a view to identifying areas for improvement.
METHODS: Forty-one patients undergoing DBS for Parkinson's disease (PD) between 2009 and 2015 were surveyed using a structured questionnaire designed to receive patient feedback regarding perioperative management of the awake stage of the procedure CONCLUSIONS: Though awake DBS is well-tolerated, pain and off-period symptoms are an issue for a significant number of patients. Efforts should be made to minimize these unpleasant aspects of awake DBS.

PMID: 28606582 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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