Balance and Gait Improvements of Postoperative Rehabilitation in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Treated with Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation (STN-DBS)
Table 3
The effects of operation and rehabilitation with stimulation.
PRE
POST
DISC
value Friedman test
value (PRE-POST)
value (POST-DISC)
value (PRE-DISC)
Mini-BESTTest, median (IQR)
Total score
19.0 (5.75)
19.0 (5.5)
23.1 (5.5)
<0.01
0.12
<0.01
<0.01
Subscore, APA
4.0 (1.75)
4.0 (1.75)
5.0 (1.0)
<0.01
0.84
<0.01
<0.01
Subscore, reactive
2.5 (4.5)
2.0 (2.75)
4.0 (3.5)
0.038
0.52
0.017
0.065
Subscore, sensory
4.5 (2.5)
5.0 (2.75)
6.0 (1.0)
0.035
0.64
0.042
<0.01
Subscore, dynamic gait
8.0 (1.0)
9.0 (2.0)
9.0 (1.75)
0.011
0.84
0.031
0.016
LEDD (mg), median (IQR)
1216 (614)
1216 (508)
555 (315)
<0.01
0.87
<0.01
<0.01
PRE
POST
DISC
value ANOVA
F
value (PRE-POST)
value (POST-DISC)
value (PRE-DISC)
TUG (seconds), mean (SD)
9.8 (3.9)
10.1 (4.2)
8.1 (2.3)
<0.01
5.95
0.91
<0.01
0.026
TUG-cognitive (seconds), mean (SD)
16.2 (7.3)
16.6 (11.9)
11.9 (6.1)
0.011
5.32
0.96
0.016
0.031
PRE
DISC
p value Wilcoxon signed-rank test
UPDRS-III
17.5 (7.75)
13.5 (9.75)
0.45
UPDRS-III cardinal score
10 (3.5)
7.5 (7.75)
0.31
UPDRS-III PIGD score
2 (2.5)
1.5 (2.75)
0.49
BI, median (IQR)
82.5 (17.5)
90.0 (25.0)
0.22
IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation; Mini-BESTest, Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test; PRE, preoperation; POST, postoperation; DISC, discharge; LEDD, levodopa equivalent daily dose; TUG, Timed Up and Go test; UPDRS-III, unified Parkinson’s disease rating scale motor score; UPDRS-III cardinal score, unified Parkinson’s disease rating scale motor score-cardinal score (20–26); UPDRS-III PIGD score, unified Parkinson’s disease rating scale motor score-postural instability and gait disability score (29-30); BI, Barthel Index. and are and for intergroup comparisons.
