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A member asked:
Can a person with parkinson's disease. undergoes dbs surgery?will it be useful to a patient of 72 years old?
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YES: Deep brain stimulation is beneficial to anyone who still gets any benefit from Carbidopa-Levodopa (sinemet), regardless of age. Even more so, a european study from last year suggests that dbs can even be beneficial in early stages of the disease. Of course, we still do not have a cure for parkinson's, and dbs is not thought to alter the course of parkinson's progression.
Answered 5/23/2016
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Potentially: This is a minimally invasive surgery. The risks of the anesthesia to the patient are minimal. If the patient feels that the degree of symptoms of the parkinson's disease justify the small risk, then they should proceed with the surgery. I would talk to the neurosurgeon in your area who does this procedure to discuss this in more detail.
Answered 4/24/2015
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