Research Article

Standardised Neuropsychological Assessment for the Selection of Patients Undergoing DBS for Parkinson’s Disease

Table 6

Mood scores before and after DBS.

AssessmentSTN ()GPi ()
Before DBSAfter DBSBefore DBSAfter DBS

HADS anxiety (21)7.50 ± 3.236.27 ± 4.850.19b8.55 ± 3.309.00 ± 4.120.69a
HADS depression (21)6.15 ± 4.426.00 ± 4.040.86a7.00 ± 3.857.73 ± 4.630.67a
Apathy (54)10.75 ± 6.0213.96 ± 11.160.15b14.57 ± 6.7120.86 ± 11.110.67a

Results are given as mean ± SD (apaired t-test; bWilcoxon signed-rank).