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LITERATURE: WALKER HC, WATTS RL, GUTHRIE S, WANG D, GUTHRIE BL, BILATERAL EFFECTS OF UNILATERAL SUBTHALAMIC DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION ON PARKINSON'S DISEASE AT 1 YEAR. NEUROSURG. 2009; 65(2): 302-9. SUMMARY: THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS A PROSPECTIVE STUDY THAT INVESTIGATED THE EFFECTS OF UNILATERAL STN DBS ON MOTOR FUNCTION IN 37 PTS WITH MODERATE TO ADVANCED IDIOPATHIC PARKINSON'S DISEASE. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY WAS TO QUANTIFY THE BENEFIT OF UNILATERAL DBS ON CONTRALATERAL, IPSILATERAL, AND AXIAL SYMPTOMS OF ADVANCED PARKINSON'S DISEASE. THE PT'S WERE EVALUATED "OFF" MEDICATION PREOPERATIVELY (BASELINE), AND THEN AT 3, 6, AND 12 MONTHS POSTOPERATIVELY. REPORTED EVENT: ONE PT EXPERIENCED AN INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE FOLLOWING IMPLANT. NO PT SYMPTOMS, TREATMENT, OR OUTCOME WAS REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFO HAS BEEN REQUESTED, BUT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT. SEE ATTACHED LITERATURE ARTICLE.