P.R. Schuurman

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of these two procedures on the functional abilities of patients with drug-resistant tremor due to Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, or multiple sclerosis were examined.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the cognitive and behavioral effects of bilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN) stimulation in patients with Parkinson disease (PD) 6 months after surgery and found that the STN group showed a larger decline than the control group on measures of verbal fluency, color naming, selective attention, and verbal memory.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared the efficacy of unilateral pallidotomy and bilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN) stimulation in patients with advanced Parkinson disease (PD) in a randomized, observer-blind, multicenter trial.

TL;DR: A patient with advanced Parkinson’s disease who developed pathological gambling within a month after successful bilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN) stimulation appears to be related to a combination of bilateral STN stimulation and treatment with dopamine agonists.

TL;DR: The analysis of the literature suggests that the NAc is currently the most promising DBS target area for patients with treatment-refractory addiction, and the mPFC is another promising target, but needs further exploration to establish its suitability for clinical purposes.