Neuropsychiatric Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Parkinsons Disease |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Neurology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any |
| Updated: | 2/4/2013 |
| Start Date: | July 2008 |
| Contact: | Ian Greenhouse, MA |
| Email: | igreenhouse@ucsd.edu |
| Phone: | 858-822-2128 |
Stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus will have effects on various aspects of
neuropsychiatric function.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson's disease that meet criteria for
treatment of their disease with STN-DBS. Participants will be selected for this study
without regard for age (provided they are older than 18), gender or ethnic
background.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients under 18 years old.
- Patients with mini-mental status scores below 26/30.
- Patients with known psychiatric disease.
- Patients who are too infirm, demented or dysarthric to clearly understand the
consenting process, task instructions, or to communicate verbally regarding
participation or non-participation.
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