Table 1 Patient characteristics
Patients’ characteristics | Median (range) | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | 9 men, 1 woman | |
Age (years) | 65 (59–69) | |
Duration of disease (years) | 18 (10–22) | |
L-dopa equivalent dose (mg/day) | 416 (294–989) | |
Duration of DBS treatment (months) | 37 (15–70) | |
DBS parameter settings | Right: - Amplitude (V) | 3.3 (2.5–4.3) |
- Pulse width (μs), | 60 (60–90) | |
- Frequency (Hz) | 145 (100–185) | |
Left: - Amplitude (V) | 3.4 (2.2–4.3) | |
- Pulse width (μs), | 60 (60–90) | |
- Frequency (Hz) | 130 (100–185) | |
Location of contacts with negative polarity in relation to the midpoint of the intercommissural line | Right (mm): - Lateral | 11.7 (10.4–13.1) |
- Posterior | 3.4 (3.0–4.0) | |
- Inferior | 2.1 (1.0–5.6) | |
Left (mm): - Lateral | 11.4 (9.6–13.0) | |
- Posterior | 3.5 (3.3–5.2) | |
- Inferior | 2.6 (1.2–4.2) | |
Intercommissural line (mm) | 24.8 (23.5–25.6) | |