Characteristics of patients who underwent bilateral STN DBS for dystonia, including dystonia rating scale change at the time of dual-task testing compared to preoperative scores
| Percentage of improvement* | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participant number | Age at onset (year) | Gender | Onset of dystonia | Disease duration (year) | Age at surgery (year) | Education (year) | Baseline MoCA | BFMDRS movement | TWSTRS severity |
| 1 | 52 | M | Neck | 11 | 63 | 13 | 24 | 51 | 31 |
| 2 | 58 | F | Mouth, neck, left hand | 10 | 68 | 15 | 27 | 70 | 76 |
| 3 | 49 | F | Eyes | 6 | 55 | 12 | 30 | 85 | 69 |
| 4 | 48 | M | Neck | 16 | 64 | 12 | 25 | 36 | 64 |
| 5 | 44 | F | Neck | 4 | 48 | 12 | 28 | 56 | 82 |
| 6 | 63 | M | Neck | 3 | 66 | 15 | 26 | 83 | 70 |
| 7 | 37 | F | Neck | 7 | 45 | 13 | 28 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | 18 | M | Right hand | 27 | 45 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 8 |
| Mean±SE | 46.5±5 | 10.5±3 | 56.8±3 | 13.3±0 | 26.5±1 | 48.3±12 | 52.4±10 | ||
*Percentage of improvement from preoperative scores to time of study visit.
BFMDRS, Burke-Fahn-Marsden Dystonia Rating scale; DBS, deep brain stimulation; STN, Subthalamic nucleus; TWSTRS, Toronto-Western Spasmodic Torticollis scale.