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Table 1 Clinical details of the patient population

From: Subthalamic 85 Hz deep brain stimulation improves walking pace and stride length in Parkinson’s disease patients

 

Overall

n

23

Age in years (mean (SD))

57 (7.27)

Gender = w (%)

10 (43.48)

Months post surgery (mean (SD))

17.04 (11.74)

UPDRS ON* (mean (SD))

14.95 (9.55)

UPDRS OFF* (mean (SD))

30.82 (14.98)

Amplitude left (mean (SD))

2.71 (0.99)

Amplitude right (mean (SD))

2.3 (0.89)

Frequency in Hz (%) left/right

 

79

1 (4.3) / 1 (4.3)

100

1 (4.3) / 1 (4.3)

120

1 (4.3) / 1 (4.3)

130

18 (78.3) / 18 (78.3)

132

1 (4.3) / -

159

- / 1 (4.3)

185

1 (4.3) / 1 (4.3)

Impulse width in µs (%)

 

30

1 (4.3)

40

1 (4.3)

50

2 (8.7)

60

19 (82.6)

  1. Abbreviations: SD – standard deviation, UPDRS – Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale, Hz – Hertz, µs - Microseconds, * ON and OFF refers to stimulation switched on and off, while both conditions were measured with regular medication taken