Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Subject no. | Target | Age (yr) | Gender | Off UPDRS Part IIIa | Primary reason for surgery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L GPi | 76 | M | 36 | Upper extremity tremor |
| 2 | L STN | 76 | M | 48 | Upper extremity tremor |
| 3 | L GPi | 56 | M | 39 | On-medication dyskinesia |
| 4 | R GPi | 59 | M | NA | Upper extremity tremor |
| 5 | R STN | 68 | F | NA | Upper extremity tremor |
| 6 | L GPi | 70 | M | 49 | Forward leaning posture |
| 7 | R GPi | 49 | M | 42 | Arm and leg motor fluctuations |
| 8 | R GPi | 46 | M | 66 | Rigidity and bradykinesia |
| L GPi | 47 | 66 | |||
| 9 | R GPi | 73 | M | 26 | Dyskinesia and impaired speech |
| 10 | L STN | 59 | M | 38 | Upper extremity tremor |
| R STN | 59 | 38 | |||
| 11 | L GPi | 59 | M | 39 | Dystonia |
| 12 | L GPi | 72 | M | 9 | Lower extremity tremor |
| 13 | R STN | 67 | F | 45 | Upper extremity tremor |
| 14 | L GPi | 72 | M | 30 | Rigidity and bradykinesia |
| 15 | L GPi | 78 | F | 35 | Upper extremity tremor |
| 16 | L STN | 68 | M | 37 | Bradykinesia |
| 17 | L GPi | 65 | M | 43 | Freezing |
| 18 | L STN | 80 | M | 43 | Upper extremity tremor |
| R STN | 81 | 46 | |||
| 19 | L GPi | 71 | F | 41 | Motor fluctuations |
| 20 | R GPi | 81 | M | 39 | Tremor |
| 21 | L STN | 56 | M | 33 | Upper extremity tremor |
| 22 | R GPi | 77 | F | 22 | Dyskinesia |
| 23 | L GPi | 53 | M | 31 | Impulse control disorder |
| 24 | L GPi | 44 | F | 55 | Bradykinesia and rigidity |
| R GPi | 44 | 55 | |||
| 25 | R STN | 65 | M | 62 | Upper extremity tremor |
| 26 | L GPi | 64 | M | 29 | Freezing |
| R GPi | 64 | 29 | |||
| 27 | L GPi | 77 | M | 20 | Upper extremity tremor |
| 28 | L GPi | 68 | F | 33 | Upper extremity tremor |
| 29 | L STN | 60 | M | 42 | Motor fluctuations |
| R STN | 61 | 42 | |||
| 30 | R STN | 65 | F | 51 | Upper extremity tremor |
| 31 | R GPi | 73 | M | 34 | Upper extremity tremor |
| L GPi | 73 | 34 | |||
| 32 | L STN | 63 | M | 21 | Upper extremity tremor |
| 33 | R GPi | 44 | F | 32 | Motor fluctuations |
| 34 | L STN | 64 | M | 43 | Upper and lower extremity tremor |
| 35 | R STN | 78 | M | 36 | Upper extremity tremor |
| 36 | L STN | 76 | M | 37 | Upper extremity tremor |
| 37 | R STN | 73 | M | 31 | Upper extremity tremor |
| L STN | 73 | 31 |
aTotal UPDRS was not significantly different in the STN and GPi groups by Student's t test (t(41) = 0.84, p = 0.41).