TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Suicide Attempts after Subthalamic Nucleus Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease
JO  - European neurology
A1  - Rodrigues, Ana M.
A1  - Rosas, Maria J.
A1  - Gago, Miguel F.
A1  - Sousa, Claudia
A1  - Fonseca, Rosalia
A1  - Linhares, Paulo
A1  - Basto, Margarida A.
A1  - Sousa, Graca
A1  - Garrett, Carolina
A1  - Vaz, Rui
SP  - 176
EP  - 179
VL  - 63
IS  - 3
N2  - A higher risk of suicidal attempt after subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) for Parkinson's disease (PD) has been consistently reported. We retrospectively analyzed 3 PD patients with suicide attempts after STN-DBS. All patients had normal pre- and immediate postoperative psychopathological and cognitive evaluations, with STN-DBS yielding a good motor benefit. Levodopa medication was markedly reduced. Albeit there was a significant reduction in dopaminergic medication, there was also a considerable time lag to suicide attempt. Impulsive behavior could have played a higher role, going unnoticed in punctual psychopathological examinations. STN-DBS patients need a closer postoperative psychiatric and behavioral follow-up.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0014-3022
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000289097
ID  - ref1
ER  -