My Mom was initially not ready for DBS. Now she would like to go that direction. I contacted her Neuro and they said she is not a candidate for DBS and mentioned her age of 85.
Now what? Do I push for another opinion from another Neuro? Or is there typically a cutoff for this type of surgery due to age. I did read a ‘study’ that was done looking a results based on groups of people split by age - under 66 and over 66 to 77 showed more problems with the older group of patients. But isn’t this my Mom’s choice to make?
Any thoughts appreciated.
Karen - daughter of patient with PD and Essential tremors.