Video-Guided Optimization of Stimulation Settings in Patients with Parkinson's Disease and Deep Brain Stimulation.

ABSTRACT: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's disease (PD) often necessitates frequent clinic visits for stimulation program optimization, with limited experience in remote patient management. Due to the resource-intensive nature of these procedures, we investigated a way to simplify stimulation optimization for these patients that allows for the continuous monitoring of symptoms while also reducing patient burden and travel distances. To this end, we prospectively recruited ten patients treated with DBS for PD to evaluate the feasibility of telemedicinal optimization in a home-based setting. Patients recorded daily videos of a modified Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) III, which experienced DBS physicians located at the clinic assessed to provide instructions on adjusting s

SUBMITTER: Jergas H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11430434 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature