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Morbidity, mortality, facility placement and cost of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease

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By Hikaru Kamo, Tejas Mehta, Matthew Remz, Rachael M Burke, Anne Brooks, Adrianne Smiley, Michael Okun, Christopher W. Hess
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Abstract Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established therapy for advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD), but its long-term social and clinical impact has not been well characterized in large cohorts. We conducted a retrospective cohort study using a nationwide hospital database across the United States. Among 79,845 adults hospitalized with PD in 2018 and followed through 2023, 482 underwent DBS implantation. Overlap propensity score weighting was used to balance baseline characteristics.
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Primary prevention of Parkinson’s disease: proceedings, the 8C’s and a position statement from the Parkinson’s disease prevention think tank

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By Sneha Mantri, Rhoda Au, Anastasia Barnes, James Beck, Kathleen Blake, Wendy Dahl, E. Ray Dorsey, Ruogu Fang, J. Daniel Fenn, Sue J. Goldie, Samuel Goldman, Paulina Gonzalez-Latapi, Diego L. Guarin, Tejas Mehta, Dawn M. Schiehser, Michael A. Schwarzschild, Caroline Tanner, Alexis Temkin, J. Bryan Unruh, Chris D. Vulpe, Kristin E Wallock, Allison W. Willis, Michael Okun, Peggy Borum, Briana de Miranda, Brittany Kryzyzanowski, Nicole Lessard, Andi Lipstein Fristedt, Monica Norcini, Jennifer L. Purks, Cordelia Walz
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Abstract This Perspective outlines the challenges addressed at the first Annual Parkinson’s Disease (PD) Prevention Think Tank, held on November 20–21, 2025 in Gainesville, Florida at the Fixel Institute.
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Machine learning prediction of discharge destination in patients with Parkinson’s disease; a nationwide cohort study

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By Hikaru Kamo, Tejas Mehta, Matthew Remz, Rachael M Burke, Anne Brooks, Adrianne Smiley, Michael Okun, Christopher W. Hess
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21 hours ago Michael Jeffries — the former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO whose racy ads fueled the chain's meteoric rise in the 2000s — is mentally fit to stand trial for sex trafficking, a prosecution psychologist testified on Thursday. Jeffries, 81, was logical, "jovial," and often funny during two days of testing …
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