SCREENING FORM for DEEP BRAIN SURGERY
If you are considering DBS, please print out and fill out this form, and fax it to Roberta at (805) 278-4634.

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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