Timing of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson Disease: A Need for Reappraisal?

We review the current application of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in Parkinson disease (PD) and consider the evidence that earlier use of DBS confers long‐term symptomatic benefit for patients compared to best medical therapy.

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