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Table 1 Demographic pre-operative charateristic of the two groups

From: “Short term surgical complications after subthalamic deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease: does old age matter?”

 

No

Sex (M/F)

Age

Disease duration

UPDRS III Off

UPDRS III On

UPDRS IV Dysk

UPDRS IV Fluct

LED

Charlson Index ≥1 (%)

Young

69

42/27

57 ± 5,5 (range 42–64)

13 ± 4,25

44 ± 12,01

7 ± 5,59

4 ± 2,06

4 ± 1,54

1415 ± 567,28

14 (20 %)

Elderly

38

25/13

68 ± 2,34 (range 65–75)

13 ± 4,68

42 ± 12,34

10 ± 5,57

3 ± 1,50

4 ± 1,41

1360 ± 289,07

12 (32 %)