Table 1:

Patient and device characteristics

Mean ± SD or No. (%)
Age (yr)68.0 ± 10.3
Male/female ratio10 (29.4):24 (70.6)
Underlying disease
  Parkinson disease21 (61.8)
  Essential tremor6 (17.6)
  Dyskinesia5 (14.7)
  Others2 (5.9)
Unilateral/bilateral DBS6 (17.6)/28 (82.4)
DBS lead model
 Model 3387/3389 (Medtronic)53 (85.5)/9 (14.5)
Targets of DBS
 STN/GPi/Vim42 (67.7)/11 (17.7)/9 (14.5)
  • Note:—GPi indicates globus pallidus internal; STN, subthalamic nucleus; Vim, ventral intermediate nucleus of thalamus.