Research Article: Gender gap in deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease: preliminary results of a retrospective study
Introduction:
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common, age-related neurodegenerative disorder, ranging from 3 to 5% in the 65–85-year population [1]. Epidemiological data have demonstrated that men have a greater susceptibility and different onset to PD compared to women [2]. Female patients tend to have milder symptoms in the early stages of the disease, but they have higher risk of developing levodopa-related motor complications (i.e., fluctuations and dyskinesia) [3,4,5]. Gender differences have also been found in…
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