Deep Brain Stimulation for Advanced Parkinson's Disease. AORN Journal | September 1, 2000| | COPYRIGHT 2000 Association of Operating Room Nurses, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Parkinson's disease (PD) was first described in 1817 by James Parkinson, an English physician.(1) Parkinson's disease is an idiopathic, progressive, neurodegenerative disorder involving the loss of cells that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine in a part of the brain stem called the substantia nigra pars compacta.(2) It is manifested clinically by rigidity, bradykinesia, tremor, and postural instability.(3) Parkinson's disease is common, with an age-dependent prevalence ranging from one case per 1,000 people in middle-aged adults to 50 cases per 1,000 in the elderly. Table ...

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