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Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Parkinson's Disease(Free Handout)
Surgery


Surgery may be used to control symptoms of Parkinson's disease and improve the quality of life when medication ceases to be effective or when medication side effects, such as jerking and dyskinesias, become intolerable.Not every Parkinson's patient is a good candidate for surgery. For example, if a patient never responded to, or responded poorly to levodopa/carbidopa, surgery may not be effective. Only about 10% ...Read the full article