Interdisciplinary Parkinson’s Disease Deep Brain Stimulation Screening and the Relationship to Unintended Hospitalizations and Quality of Life

Masa-aki Higuchi; Daniel Martinez-Ramirez; Hokuto Morita; Dan Topiol; Dawn Bowers; Herbert Ward; Lisa Warren; Meredith DeFranco; Julie A. Hicks; Karen W. Hegland; Michelle S. Troche; Shankar Kulkarni; Erin Hastings; Kelly D. Foote; Michael S. Okun

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0153785

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Interdisciplinary Parkinson’s Disease Deep Brain Stimulation Screening and the Relationship to Unintended Hospitalizations and Quality of Life

Masa-aki Higuchi,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Daniel Martinez-Ramirez,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Hokuto Morita,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Dan Topiol,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Dawn Bowers,

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Herbert Ward,

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Lisa Warren,

Affiliation Rehabilitation Services, University Florida Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Meredith DeFranco,

Affiliation Rehabilitation Services, University Florida Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Julie A. Hicks,

Affiliation Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Karen W. Hegland,

Affiliation Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Michelle S. Troche,

Affiliation Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Shankar Kulkarni,

Affiliation Rehabilitation Services, University Florida Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Erin Hastings,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Kelly D. Foote,

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Michael S. Okun

* E-mail: okun@neurology.ufl.edu

Affiliations Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Interdisciplinary Parkinson’s Disease Deep Brain Stimulation Screening and the Relationship to Unintended Hospitalizations and Quality of Life

Masa-aki Higuchi,
Daniel Martinez-Ramirez,
Hokuto Morita,
Dan Topiol,
Dawn Bowers,
Herbert Ward,
Lisa Warren,
Meredith DeFranco,
Julie A. Hicks,
Karen W. Hegland

Published: May 9, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153785

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