WISCONSIN MEDICAL JOURNAL deep Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson’s disease

Doctor Kawakami, Ms Jessen, Mr Bordini, Ms Klootwyk and Doctor Garell are with the Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Doctor Kawakami is a Research Fellow, Ms Jessen is a research assistant, Mr Bordini is a medical student research assistant, Ms Klootwyk is the program coordinator of the Functional Neurosurgery Program, and Doctor Garell is an assistant professor. Doctor Gallagher is an assistant professor with the Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Funding for this research was provided by the Department of Neurological Surgery-University of Wisconsin-Madison and the American Parkinson’s Disease Association, Medical Student Summer Fellowship. Please address correspondence to P. Charles Garell, MD, Neurological Surgery, 2500 Overlook Terrace, Madison, WI 53705; phone 608.263.1243; fax 608.280.7098; email [email protected]. aBStract Objective: To evaluate the clinical effects of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation in patients with Parkinson’s disease within the first 12 months after surgery.