Frailty is a predictor of short-term post-operative outcomes in Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients.

Author Information

Joshua U. Hancock, Drexel University College of MedicineFollow
Trevor Luck, Drexel University College of Medicine
Katherine Locke, Drexel University College of Medicine
Alexis Price, Drexel University College of Medicine
Peter Zaki, Drexel University College of Medicine
Dorian Kusyk MD, Allegheny Health Network, Neurosurgery
Donald Whiting MD, Allegheny Health Network, Neurosurgery

Keywords:

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Parkinson's Disease (PD), Frailty, Modified Frailty Index-5

Recommended Citation

Hancock, Joshua U.; Luck, Trevor; Locke, Katherine; Price, Alexis; Zaki, Peter; Kusyk, Dorian MD; and Whiting, Donald MD, "Frailty is a predictor of short-term post-operative outcomes in Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients." (2022). Tower Health Research Day. 3.
https://scholarcommons.towerhealth.org/th_researchday/2022/live_posters/3

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