%0 Journal Article %T Expectations and Level of Satisfaction of the Patient with Parkinson¡¯s Disease Undergoing Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery at the National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery %A Paola Baz¨¢n-Rodr¨ªguez %A Eduardo Ichikawa-Escamilla %A Etienne Res¨¦ndiz-Henr¨ªquez %A Carlos E. Mart¨ªnez-Cort¨¦s %A Amin Cervantes-Arriaga %A Mayela Rodr¨ªguez-Violante %A Lisette Baz¨¢n-Rodr¨ªguez %J Advances in Parkinson's Disease %P 1-7 %@ 2169-9720 %D 2024 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/apd.2024.131001 %X Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established treatment for patients with advanced Parkinson¡¯s disease (PD). Reports show continued patient satisfaction after surgery despite not maintaining clinical improvement as measured by evolution scales. Objectives: The present study sought to explore expectations and level of satisfaction in patients after DBS surgery with a semi-structured questionnaire and subsequent correlation with functional scales, Quality of Life (QoL), and motor and non-motor symptoms. Methods: We performed descriptive statistics to represent demographic data, Wilcoxon rank tests to determine significant differences, and Spearman correlation between the applied scales. Results: We evaluated 20 patients with a history of DBS surgery. 45% were female, with a mean age of 55.7 ¡À 14.15 years, a mean disease duration of 13.42 ¡À 8.3 years, and a mean time after surgery of 3.18 ¡À 1.86 years. Patients reported surgery meeting expectations in 85.5% and continued satisfaction in 92%. These two variables showed a significant correlation. Conclusions: This sample of patients remained satisfied after DBS surgery, although we found no differences in motor and non-motor clinimetric scales. Further studies are needed to confirm the importance of assessing quality of life in patients with DBS. %K Parkinson¡¯s Disease %K Quality of Life %K Deep Brain Stimulation %K Patient Satisfaction %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=131742