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Brain Stimulation Better Than Best Medical Therapy For Parkinson's

Posted on September 06, 2008

Preliminary data from ongoing trials suggest that deep brain stimulation (DBS) may be superior to the best medical therapy (BMT) for Parkinson's. In one trial of more than 300 patients, ages 22 and older, who were randomized to DBS vs BMT, the data showed that motor functioning at 6 months improved by 35% with deep brain stimulation as opposed to 5% with best medical therapy. However adverse effects were more common in the DBS group - 40% in comparison to 11% in BMT patients. The best medical therapy arm of the trial was discontinued since there was enough data to evaluate the primary outcome...

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