SCREENING FORM for DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION SURGERY
If you are considering DBS, please print out and fill out this form, and fax it to Roberta at (818) 847-3731.

Name_________________________________________

Tel. number____ __________________

Age______ Gender________________

 

Please check all that apply:

1. I have been diagnosed and treated for Parkinson’s disease for:


________1-3 years ________3-5 years ________more than 5 years

 

2. My daily intake of Levadopa (Sinemet) is:


_______1-3 pills per day ______3-5 pills per day _______more than 5 pills

 

3. I have experienced these side effects from Sinemet:


_______dyskinesia _______hallucinations _______nausea/vomiting

_______low blood pressure _______delusions

 

4. My symptoms include:


_______tremor _______freezing of gait _______stiffness _______slowness

 

Other symptoms not listed:

 

 

5. I experience on/off motor fluctuations:


________occasionally _________frequently _________most of the time

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