Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients
| Subject | Target | Sex | Age | Disease duration (years) | Age at onset (years) | MDS-UPDRS III pre-DBSa | MDS-UPDRS III post-DBSb | LEDD pre-DBS | LEDD post-DBS | N visits between IP and cFU | cFU: time after implant (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STN | F | 50 | 17 | 32 | 54 | 18 | 1186 | 80 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | GPi | F | 63 | 17 | 45 | 51 | 42 | 1185 | 735 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | STN | F | 58 | 6 | 51 | 42 | 33 | 720 | 270 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | STN | M | 54 | 9 | 43 | 29 | 17 | 1520 | 120 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | STN | M | 62 | 12 | 50 | 46 | 27 | 1290 | 595 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | GPi | F | 70 | 9 | 60 | 38 | 26 | 690 | 450 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | STN | M | 52 | 14 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 661 | 505 | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | GPi | M | 45 | 9 | 35 | 84 | 62 | 875 | 325 | 8 | 12 |
| 9 | GPi | F | 52 | 19 | 12 | 55 | 40 | 550 | 400 | 7 | 12 |
| 10 | STN | M | 56 | 11 | 44 | 61 | 32 | 1740 | 740 | 7 | 13 |
| 11 | GPi | F | 64 | 17 | 47 | 56 | 47 | 1180 | 170 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | STN | F | 66 | 19 | 46 | 74 | 45 | 917.5 | 575 | 6 | 9 |
| 13 | STN | M | 58 | 13 | 45 | 56 | 45 | 1055 | 400 | 4 | 7 |
| 14 | STN | M | 60 | 12 | 48 | 45 | 31 | 1327 | 570 | 5 | 7 |
| 15 | STN | F | 53 | 4 | 48 | 29 | 26 | 1305 | 400 | 5 | 6 |
| 16 | STN | F | 65 | 9 | 56 | 41 | 22 | 700 | 325 | 5 | 6 |
| 17 | GPi | M | 69 | 23 | 45 | 62 | 43 | 1113 | 1008 | 6 | 6 |
| 18 | GPi | M | 54 | 13 | 41 | 47 | 37 | 850 | 400 | 5 | 8 |
| 19 | STN | M | 47 | 7 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 1502 | 550 | 4 | 6 |
| Mean ± SD | 55.8 ± 7.5 | 12.6 ± 5 | 43.4 ± 10.1 | 49.8 ± 14.2 | 33.8 ± 11.6 | 1071.9 ± 333.3 | 453.6 ± 228.3 | 5.7 ± 1.2 | 9 ± 2.9 |
aPerformed before surgery, in the OFF-medication condition.
bPerformed 1 year after surgery, in the OFF-medication, ON-stimulation condition.
cFU clinical follow-up, LEDD Levodopa Equivalent Daily Dose, IP initial programming, SD standard deviation.