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Volume 4, Issue 12, Page 14 (December 2008)


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DBS Beats Medication for Advanced Parkinson's

BETSY BATES (Los Angeles Bureau)

SALT LAKE CITY — Deep brain stimulation surgery proved far more effective than medical therapy in a large, randomized Parkinson's disease trial in the United Kingdom, adding to mounting evidence that surgery is the best option for many patients with advanced disease.

PII: S1553-3212(08)70362-5

doi:10.1016/S1553-3212(08)70362-5


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