What Do Medical Students Know about Deep Brain Stimulation?
Stereotact Funct Neurosurg
; 95(2): 125-132, 2017.
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BACKGROUND: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established therapy for movement disorders. It is currently under investigation in neuropsychiatric disorders. Neurophobia is a common phenomenon that might have a negative impact in medical education. Little is known about medical students' knowledge about DBS when they enter university and what they learn about it during their medical formation. METHODS: A 10-item questionnaire was designed. Questions addressed indications for DBS, costs of DBS, complications, the percentage of Parkinson disease (PD) patients who might profit from DBS, etc. Students at Hannover Medical School were asked to complete the questionnaire in the preclinical study period and in the last year of the study. RESULTS: Comparing the "early group" (204 students) and the "advanced group" (162 students), there was a significant gain of knowledge. More common disorders such as PD and tremor were known to be indications for DBS. Knowledge about the impact of DBS on specific symptoms in PD and about DBS targets was limited in both groups. CONCLUSIONS: DBS is partly known among medical students in the preclinical phase with a gain of knowledge during further study. Future studies on this topic addressing general practitioners as neurologists are needed to better understand why knowledge on DBS is still limited.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedad de Parkinson
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Estudiantes de Medicina
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Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
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Estimulación Encefálica Profunda
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Stereotact Funct Neurosurg
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROCIRURGIA
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania
Pais de publicación:
Suiza