Treatment guidelines of the Movement Disorder Society for deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's Disease

Deep brain stimulation has been established as an efficacious therapeutic approach for patients suffering from long-term complications of Parkinson's disease and its therapy. Meanwhile, there is much experience with that new treatment and the frequency of procedures has substantially increased. However, there is no common treatment guideline available which summarizes the current knowledge based on a systematic review of the literature. This project was commissioned by the Movement Disorder Society and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. A search of the literature in Medline was completed until May 1st 2004 a…