Fig. 1: Flowchart illustrating the inclusion/exclusion of participants in the study.
From: Functional connectivity in Parkinson’s disease candidates for deep brain stimulation
Chart data for 154 patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD) prospectively recruited at the Clinic of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. According to inclusion and exclusion criteria, 60 patients were included in the study. The study cohort was then divided in two groups: 19 patients eligible for DBS treatment and 41 patients who did not meet the criteria to undergo DBS over time. Patients were assessed by clinical, cognitive/behavioral, and brain MRI evaluations at study entry and every year for a maximum of 4 years. DBS deep brain stimulation, fMRI functional MRI, PD Parkinson’s disease.
