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Fraix, Valérie

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4473-9993

A5019201328 | I4210151160

Mayo Clinic

Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences

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Unmet Need in Early-Onset Parkinson’s Disease: Deep Brain Stimulation and Pregnancy

Journal of Parkinson’s Disease | July 12, 2024 | Volume: 14 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 1277-1282

10.3233/jpd-240088 | PMID 38995803

Pregnancy in women with early-onset Parkinson’s disease (PD) is likely to have a higher frequency given the trend toward increasing maternal age, thus resulting in a greater overlap time between childbearing age and PD risk. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy is nowadays offered to PD patients at earlier stage of the disease, when women can still be pre-menopausal. However, few data are available about DBS safety during pregnancy. From a review of the available literature, only one article was published on this topic so far. Therefore, we have developed a clinical consensus on the safety of DBS during pregnancy in PD patients.