Parkinson's patients utilization of deep brain stimulation treatment reduced in demographic groups




Among Parkinson's disease patients, female, black, and Asian patients are substantially less likely to receive proven deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery to improve tremors and motor symptoms, according to a new report by a Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania researcher who identified considerable disparities among Medicare recipients receiving DBS for Parkinson's disease.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/uop...

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