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. 2014 Dec 3;9(12):e114140. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114140

Table 3. Comparison of Outcomes Over Time for All Unilateral DBS Cases (Including both STN and GPi).

Variable Baseline 2-month 4-month 6-month 1-year
Median, Mean ± SD Change p-value Median, Mean ± SD Change p-value Median, Mean ± SD Change p-value Median, Mean ± SD Change p-value
LED 868, 1002±607 1100, 1117±492 96.0, 90.4±352 0.242 1150, 1230±737 208, 228±648 0.068
HAM-A 2.00, 3.00±4.16 4.00, 6.00±5.62 1.50, 3.25±4.99 0.006 5.00, 8.00±7.57 3.50, 5.25±6.78 0.0003 5.00, 8.80±9.90 4.00, 6.05±9.47 0.0009 6.50, 9.70±9.51 5.00, 6.95±9.35 0.0003
HAM-D 1.00, 2.19±2.79 2.00, 3.00±4.40 0, 0.75±3.31 0.403 2.50, 4.10±4.15 1.00, 1.85±3.79 0.028 3.00, 4.40±5.23 1.50, 2.15±5.08 0.027 3.00, 4.55±5.09 2.00, 2.30±5.05 0.017
BDI 6.00, 7.19±4.84 4.50, 7.60±6.34 −1.00, 0.15±5.06 0.960 4.00, 7.20±6.96 −1.00, −0.25±6.13 0.515
AS 10.0, 10.6±6.06 15.0, 14.6±7.62 5.00, 4.32±6.32 0.008 14.0, 13.4±6.70 3.00, 2.84±6.15 0.066
YBOCS 0, 0±0 0, 0.55±2.04 0, 0.55±2.04 0.500 0, 1.20±2.95 0, 1.20±2.95 0.125 0, 1.55±5.21 0, 1.55±5.21 0.250 0, 1.55±5.21 0, 1.55±5.21 0.250
YMRS 0, 0.86±2.20 1.00, 1.65±1.95 0, 0.85±1.95 0.051 1.00, 2.00±2.25 1.00, 1.20±2.31 0.020 1.00, 2.35±2.94 1.00, 1.55±2.48 0.006 1.00, 2.40±2.93 1.00, 1.60±2.50 0.005
UPDRS Motor-Off 39.0, 40.8±10.1 33.0, 32.6±9.68 −9.00, −8.19±7.07 <.0001 32.0, 31.9±11.3 −9.00, −8.90±6.46 <.0001
UPDRS-Motor On 20.0, 21.0±7.97 23.0, 22.2±8.45 2.00, 1.14±6.26 0.468 23.0, 22.7±7.20 2.00, 1.62±5.70 0.205

LED- levodopa equivalent dose; HAM-A- Hamilton Anxiety Inventory; HAM-D- Hamilton Depression Inventory; BDI- Beck Depression Inventory; AS- Apathy Scale; YBOCS- Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale; YMRS- Young Mania Rating Scale; UPDRS- Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Motor Section (III); Time intervals correspond to time from the DBS operation. Significant changes are highlighted in bold (p<0.05; and for p<0.01).