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Attempted and completed suicides after subthalamic nucleus stimulation for Parkinson’s disease
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- Published on: 13 April 2016
- Published on: 13 April 2016STN-DBS in genetic Parkinson's disease patientsShow More
Dear Editor,
We have read with interest the article by Soulas and colleagues entitled "Attempted and completed suicides after subthalamic nucleus stimulation for Parkinson's disease". (1)The authors reported a committed suicide rate of at least 1% and a 2% attempted suicide rate in a retrospective cohort of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients who underwent bilateral subthalamic deep brain stimulation (STN DBS). T...
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