Research Article

Preoperative Attention/Memory Problem Affects the Quality of Life of Parkinson’s Disease Patients after Deep Brain Stimulation: A Cohort Study

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NMSS domains at baseline (blue), 6-month follow-up (orange), and 36-month follow-up (red) in a bar chart (a) and radar chart (b). (a) Sleep/fatigue, mood/cognition, perceptual problems/hallucinations, attention/memory, and urinary domain significantly improved at both 6- and 12-month follow-ups compared to the baseline. Sexual function and miscellaneous domain showed significant improvement at 6-month follow-up. However, the sexual function domain stayed unchanged at 12-month follow-up, while the miscellaneous domain worsened significantly at the 12-month follow-up. (b) NMSS domain scores were illustrated as percentages of each maximum score. The NMS burden was overall mitigated at both 6- and 12-month follow-ups compared to the baseline. indicates , indicates , indicates .
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