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Patients receiving deep brain stimulation experienced significant improvements on the PDQ-39 summary measure and 7 of 8 subscales compared with best medical therapy at 6 months.
| Effect size | Significant improvement on PDQ-39 summary measure and 7 of 8 subscales |
| Follow-up | 6 months |
| Comparator | Best medical therapy actively managed by movement disorder neurologists |
| Effect summary | improvement; Significant improvement on PDQ-39 summary measure and 7 of 8 subscales |
| Effect modifiers | [{"modifier": "Age (>=70 vs <70 years)", "interaction_p": "", "direction": "attenuates", "stratum_details": "Older patients: significant improvement on mobility, ADL, and stigma subscales only; other subscales did not significantly differ from BMT.", "plain_language": "Older patients showed quality-of-life gains primarily in mobility, daily activities, and feeling less stigmatized, but not across all quality-of-life areas.", "annotation_notes": "The attenuation is partial \u2014 older patients still benefited, but on fewer subscales than younger patients."}] |
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PMC2814800
Bilateral Deep Brain Stimulation vs Best Medical Therapy for Patients With Advanced Parkinson Disease A Randomized Controlled Trial