Suicide risk rises in Parkinson's patients after deep brain stimulation.(Disease/Disorder overview)
Publication: Internal Medicine News
Publication Date: 15-JUN-06
Author: Brunk, Doug
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SAN DIEGO -- Parkinson's disease patients who have undergone subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation have higher rates of completed and attempted suicide than do others with the disease, Dr. Valerie Voon reported at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology.
The rate of completed suicides following deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's disease was found to be 0.4% and the...
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