Dementia after DBS Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review

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Authors	REKTOROVÁ Irena HUMMELOVÁ Zuzana BALÁŽ Marek
Year of publication	2011
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Parkinson's Disease
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Medicine
Citation
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/679283
Field	Neurology, neurosurgery, neurosciences
Keywords	case report; dementia; surgery; Parkinsons disease
Description	We report the case history of a 75-year-old woman with Parkinsons disease who developed severe cognitive problems after deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the bilateral subthalamic nuclei (STN). After a brief cognitive improvement, the patient gradually deteriorated until she developed full-blown dementia. We discuss the case with respect to the cognitive effects of STN DBS and the possible risk factors of dementia after STN DBS surgery.
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