Table 1.
Patients' rating | Normative rating | |||
Category | Valence, mean (SD) | Intensity, mean (SD) | Valence, mean (SD) | Intensity, mean (SD) |
Negative | 3.1 (1.6) | 5.1 (2.6) | 3.4 (0.7) | 5.2 (1.1) |
Neutral | 5.2 (1.0) | 2.6 (1.7) | 5.0 (0.2) | 2.8 (0.3) |
Positive | 6.0 (1.3) | 4.0 (2.1) | 6.6 (0.8) | 5.2 (1.1) |
Patients' ratings represent subjective ratings assessed at 1 mo after bilateral insertion of the permanent electrode into the STN after overnight withdrawal of levodopa in the DBS-off condition. Normative ratings are those available from the IAPS (80).