Suicidal thoughts in patients with Parkinson's disease treated by deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nuclei: Two case reports and review of the literature

Acta Neuropsychiatrica

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 208-210

  Balash, Yacov ^a,b   Merims, Doron ^a,b   Giladi, Nir ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Depression; Parkinson's disease; Subthalamic nuclei; Suicidal thoughts

Indexed keywords

APOMORPHINE; BENSERAZIDE PLUS LEVODOPA; CITALOPRAM; LEVODOPA; ROPINIROLE; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; AKINESIA; ANAMNESIS; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY SEVERITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSKINESIA; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; REVIEW; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 34250190963     PISSN: 09242708     EISSN: 16015215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5215.2007.00177.x     Document Type: Review

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