Table 1

Key demographic and disease variables, pre/post intervals, stimulator settings, and tremor scores (mean (SD))

Key variable (baseline)
Number40
Age71.70 (8.84)
Education14.12 (2.72)
Sex23 M / 17 F
Handedness37 R / 3 L
Estimated Verbal IQ102.32 (9.59)
Dementia Rating Scale Total Score (/144)129.87 (8.84)
Beck Depression Inventory Total Score (/63)5.95 (4.86)
Beck Anxiety Inventory Total Score (/63)8.43 (5.76)
Age at symptom onset39.73 (16.87)
Disease duration (from diagnosis)18.14 (12.88)
Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Tremor Rating Scale (/84, Items 1–10)19.35 (6.85)
Neuropsychological (NP) assessment/surgery intervals (months)
Baseline NP to surgery1.05 (1.53)
Surgery to first post-NP3.26 (0.94)Surgery to second post-NP11.97 (0.88)
Baseline NP to first post-NP4.30 (1.74)First post-NP to second post-NP8.71 (1.29)
Stimulation parameters at 3 and 12 months
Side of surgery35 left, 5 right
3 months 12 months
Amplitude (V)Left3.40 (0.60)Amplitude (V)Left3.18 (0.53)
Right3.24 (0.75)Right3.24 (0.75)
Frequency (Hz)Left147.14 (25.62)Frequency (Hz)Left150.57 (25.72)
Right153.00 (11.51)Right155.00 (13.69)
Pulse width (μs)Left89.14 (23.56)Pulse width (μs)Left100.29 (32.49)
Right84.00 (25.10)Right84.00 (25.10)
Tremor scores at 3 and 12 months
3 months 12 months
Off stimulation17.00 (6.07)Off stimulation17.62 (7.12)
On stimulation8.45 (4.25)On stimulation8.45 (4.13)