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Table 2 Reported side effects for each experimental condition. The numbers indicate the amount of participants reporting a particular side effect in the according condition. Rows are ordered by the summed occurrence across all conditions. Only side effects with a summed occurrence of at least ten were considered

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

 

condition

 

amplitude (%)

frequency (Hz)

pulse

width (µs)

 

OFF

33

66

100

30

85

130

40

90

uneasiness/insecurity

15

9

10

-

6

-

2

10

11

fatigue

4

7

5

-

10

-

-

5

6

tremor

9

3

3

-

4

1

1

5

1

rigidity

8

4

1

-

4

-

-

4

4

speech disturbance

2

3

-

1

3

1

1

3

5

difficulty concentrating

7

2

-

-

2

-

-

1

4

instability

4

2

1

-

3

-

2

3

-

paresthesia

2

2

1

-

-

1

-

2

4

pain

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

9

muscle cramps

-

-

3

1

-

-

-

2

4