Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN0 DBS) is a widely performed surgical treatment in PD. However, the relationship between motor results and cognitive/behavioural modifications is unclear.', 'This study investigated the correlation patterns of the motor, cognitive and behavioural consequences of STN DBS with respect to positioning of the active contact.', 'Fifty-eight consecutive PD patients having undergone STN DBS were assessed pre-operatively and 12 months after surgery.', 'Motor, cognitive and behavioural results were neither correlated to each other nor linked to the position of the active contact. Three patients with a history of pre-operative, dopaminergic psychosis or post-surgical confusion became demented. Age and a distant history of depression were associated with the occurrence of post-surgical depression.
Are stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson 's disease : cognitive and affective changes linked to the motor outcome?