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SUBMITTER: Piano C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7522271 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Piano Carla C Ciavarro Marco M Bove Francesco F Di Giuda Daniela D Cocciolillo Fabrizio F Bentivoglio Anna Rita AR Cioni Beatrice B Tufo Tommaso T Calabresi Paolo P Daniele Antonio A
NPJ Parkinson's disease 20200928
Electric Extradural Motor Cortex Stimulation (EMCS) is a neurosurgical procedure suggested for treatment of patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). We report two PD patients treated by EMCS, who experienced worsening of motor symptoms and cognition 5 years after surgery, when EMCS batteries became discharged. One month after EMCS restoration, they experienced a subjective improvement of motor symptoms and cognition. Neuropsychological assessments were carried out before replacement of b ...[more]