TABLE 1.
Baseline and postoperative demographic clinical characteristics.
| Variable | Pre-DBS | Post-DBS |
| Gender (female/male) | 17/23 | |
| Age | 61.30 ± 8.97 | |
| LEDD (mg) | 825.74 ± 421.19 | 451.25 ± 234.66** |
| MMSE | 27.14 ± 10.32 | 25.22 ± 3.96 |
| MOCA-B | 19.69 ± 5.35 | 19.44 ± 5.00 |
| PDQ-39 | 63.20 ± 26.43 | 45.20 ± 29.74** |
| GDS | 45.06 ± 4.40 | 45.53 ± 4.51 |
| BDI | 17.69 ± 8.78 | 15.34 ± 9.89 |
| SAS | 36.44 ± 6.60 | 37.35 ± 7.29 |
| SCPA-AUT | 16.76 ± 9.09 | 14.09 ± 8.80 |
| UPDRS-III | 43.81 ± 13.18 | 12.35 ± 6.40** |
| UPDRS-III temor | 4.78 ± 5.16 | 0.73 ± 1.15** |
| UPDRS-III rigidity | 7.76 ± 4.04 | 0.89 ± 1.08** |
| UPDRS-III bradykenisia | 17.97 ± 5.56 | 5.24 ± 3.67** |
| UPDRS-III PIGD | 10.57 ± 3.92 | 4.43 ± 2.24** |
MMSE, Mini-Mental State Exam; MoCA-B, Montreal Cognitive Assessment Basic; SAS, Self Rating Anxiety Scale; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; GDS, Geriatric Depression Rating Scale; PDQ-39, 39-item Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire; LEDD, levodopa equivalent dailydose; UPDRS-III, Unified Parkinson’s III total score; SCOPA-AUT, Parkinson’s disease autonomic dysfunction.
**P < 0.01.