Syncope Associated with Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in a Patient with Parkinson’s Disease

Table 1

Preoperative clinical and demographic characteristics of the patient.

Characteristics
Age (Year)	63
Sex	Female
Profession	Farmer
Education	Illiterate
Living area	Rural
MMSE (ON)	29
Subtype	Tremor dominant
Disease duration (Year)	5.5
Levodopa response (%)	63.1
Hoehn and Yahr (OFF)	3
FLASQ-PD (C + D + E)	28
ADL (OFF; %)	60
Off time (% of waking day)	25
Dyskinesia (% of waking day)	26–50
Total dopaminergic medication	1350 mg

MMSE: The minimental state examination; FLASQ-PD: The Florida Surgical Questionnaire for PD; ADL: Schwab and England activities of daily living.