Trial reportNeurology2018
Effects of deep brain stimulation on rest tremor progression in early stage Parkinson disease.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 73 citations in OpenAlex.
- Medical device-based neuromodulation for motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurologyPooled it
- Long-term neuropsychological outcomes of deep brain stimulation in early-stage Parkinson's disease.Parkinsonism & related disorders · 2023Trial
- Early subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease reduces long-term medication costs.Clinical neurology and neurosurgery · 2021Trial
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- Mechanism and progress of deep brain stimulation in the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders.MedScience · 2026Review
- Disease modification in advanced Parkinson's disease: a review and roadmap for paving the way for next-generation interventions.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2026Review
- Resting and action tremor in Parkinson's disease: pathophysiological insights from long-term STN-DBS.NPJ Parkinson's disease · 2025Article
- Two-year feasibility and safety of open-label autologous peripheral nerve tissue implantation during deep brain stimulation in patients with Parkinson's disease.Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2025Article
- Development and application of a clinical core data set for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease, dystonia or tremor: from data collection to data exchange and data sharing.Neurological research and practice · 2025Article
- Role and mechanism of molecular hydrogen in the treatment of Parkinson's diseases.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Review
- Corticostriatal glutamate-mediated dynamic therapeutic efficacy of electroacupuncture in a parkinsonian rat model.Clinical and translational medicine · 2024Article
- A framework for translational therapy development in deep brain stimulation.NPJ Parkinson's disease · 2024Review
- Evaluating a motor progression connectivity model across Parkinson's disease stages.Journal of neurology · 2024Article
- The effect of deep magnetic stimulation on the cardiac-brain axis post-sleep deprivation: a pilot study.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Article
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- Bradykinesia and Its Progression Are Related to Interhemispheric Beta Coherence.Annals of neurology · 2023Article
- T-type calcium channels as therapeutic targets in essential tremor and Parkinson's disease.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2023Review
- Promising biomarkers and therapeutic targets for the management of Parkinson's disease: recent advancements and contemporary research.Metabolic brain disease · 2023Review
- Eleven-Year Outcomes of Deep Brain Stimulation in Early-Stage Parkinson Disease.Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society · 2023Article
- Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy May Spare Dopaminergic Therapy in Early-Stage Tremor-Dominant Parkinson's Disease: A Pilot Study.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate whether the progression of individual motor features was influenced by early deep brain stimulation (DBS), a post hoc analysis of Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale-III (UPDRS-III) score (after a 7-day washout) was conducted from the 2-year DBS in early Parkinson disease (PD) pilot trial dataset.
methodsThe prospective pilot trial enrolled patients with PD aged 50-75 years, treated with PD medications for 6 months-4 years, and no history of dyskinesia or other motor fluctuations, who were randomized to receive optimal drug therapy (ODT) or DBS plus ODT (DBS + ODT). At baseline and 6, 12, 18, and 24 months, all patients stopped all PD therapy for 1 week (medication and stimulation, if applicable). UPDRS-III "off" item scores were compared between the ODT and DBS + ODT groups (n = 28); items with significant between-group differences were analyzed further.
resultsUPDRS-III "off" rest tremor score change from baseline to 24 months was worse in patients receiving ODT vs DBS + ODT (
conclusionsThese results suggest the possibility that DBS in early PD may slow rest tremor progression. Future investigation in a larger cohort is needed, and these findings will be tested in the Food and Drug Administration-approved, phase III, pivotal, multicenter clinical trial evaluating DBS in early PD. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE: This study provides Class II evidence that for patients with early PD, DBS may slow the progression of rest tremor.
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