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Spinal Surgery Complications and Failures in Patients with Parkinsons Disease

2016; Begell House; Volume: 26; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1615/jlongtermeffmedimplants.2016013363

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George Sapkas, Andreas F. Mavrogenis, Elias Papastathis, Kostas Tsiavos, Vasilios G. Igoumenou, Panayiotis D. Megaloikonomos, Ioannis Galanopoulos, Konstantinos Soultanis, Elias C. Papadopoulos, Panayiotis J. Papagelopoulos,

Neurological disorders and treatments

Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system affecting the substantia nigra in the midbrain. It accounts for 1.5% of the population in Europe over 60 years of age. Recent advances in the medical treatment of Parkinson's disease have improved the quality of life and life expectancy of the patients. However, it remains a debilitating disease. Spinal disorders are frequent in these patients, and as the population ages, more patients with Parkinson's disease are expected to require spinal surgery. Spinal surgery in patients with Parkinson's disease has been associated with an exceptionally high rate of complications; failures and reoperations are common, and patient outcomes are dismal.