Mds Podcast

Levodopa responsiveness is one of the main selection criteria for STN DBS and levodopa challenge is universally performed in potential candidates as part of the work up before the procedure. However can we predict the DBS response based on the presurgical levodopa challenge response? Is levodopa challenge useful to predict individual responses in patients undergoing DBS? The authors discuss their recent article answering these and other relevant questions on the topic. Read the article