Changes in cognition and health-related quality of life with unilateral thalamotomy for Parkinsonian tremor.
J Clin Neurosci
; 16(1): 44-50, 2009 Jan.
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Cognitive functioning and health-related quality of life were assessed pre- and post-operatively in a consecutive series of 31 Parkinson's disease patients who underwent stereotactic unilateral thalamotomy (22 left-sided, 9 right-sided) for tremor alleviation. Neuropsychological functions assessed included verbal and visual memory, language and speech production, verbal and non-verbal reasoning, and attention and working memory. Health-related quality of life measures included both general and disease-specific questionnaires. We found a statistically significant post-operative decline in phonetic verbal fluency scores for left-operated patients, as well as improvements in self-ratings of stigma and bodily discomfort on the disease-specific quality of life questionnaire. These findings suggest that thalamotomy, when indicated, has limited cognitive sequelae and may result in improved quality of life in areas specific to Parkinson's disease.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Calidad de Vida
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Tálamo
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Temblor
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Cognición
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Trastornos del Conocimiento
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Neurosci
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido