Author(s)

Paola Bazán-Rodríguez¹, Eduardo Ichikawa-Escamilla², Etienne Reséndiz-Henríquez¹, Carlos E. Martínez-Cortés¹, Amin Cervantes-Arriaga¹, Mayela Rodríguez-Violante¹, Lisette Bazán-Rodríguez^1*

¹Laboratorio de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas en el Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suarez, Ciudad de México, México.
¹Laboratorio de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas en el Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suarez, Ciudad de México, México..
²Unidad Periférica para el Estudio de la Neuroinflamación en Patologías Neurológicas del Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas en el Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Manuel Velasco Suarez, Ciudad de México, México.

Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established treatment for patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD). Reports show continued patient satisfaction after surgery despite not maintaining clinical improvement as measured by evolution scales. Objectives: The present study sought to explore expectations and level of satisfaction in patients after DBS surgery with a semi-structured questionnaire and subsequent correlation with functional scales, Quality of Life (QoL), and motor and non-motor symptoms. Methods: We performed descriptive statistics to represent demographic data, Wilcoxon rank tests to determine significant differences, and Spearman correlation between the applied scales. Results: We evaluated 20 patients with a history of DBS surgery. 45% were female, with a mean age of 55.7 ± 14.15 years, a mean disease duration of 13.42 ± 8.3 years, and a mean time after surgery of 3.18 ± 1.86 years. Patients reported surgery meeting expectations in 85.5% and continued satisfaction in 92%. These two variables showed a significant correlation. Conclusions: This sample of patients remained satisfied after DBS surgery, although we found no differences in motor and non-motor clinimetric scales. Further studies are needed to confirm the importance of assessing quality of life in patients with DBS.

Parkinson’s Disease, Quality of Life, Deep Brain Stimulation, Patient Satisfaction

Bazán-Rodríguez, P. , Ichikawa-Escamilla, E. , Reséndiz-Henríquez, E. , Martínez-Cortés, C. , Cervantes-Arriaga, A. , Rodríguez-Violante, M. and Bazán-Rodríguez, L. (2024) Expectations and Level of Satisfaction of the Patient with Parkinson’s Disease Undergoing Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery at the National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery. Advances in Parkinson's Disease, 13, 1-7. doi: 10.4236/apd.2024.131001.