Application 1092
Deep brain stimulation for the symptoms of Parkinson's disease
Deep brain stimulation for the symptoms of Parkinson's disease
Application No. | 1092 |
| Application Name | Deep brain stimulation for the symptoms of Parkinson's disease |
| Advisory Panels | Professor Brendon Kearney (Chair and MSAC member) Professor Alan Lopez (MSAC member) Professor Philip Thompson (Australian Association of Neurologists nominee) Dr Raymond Cook (Royal Australasian College of Surgeons nominee) Ms Valerie McKeown (Consumers' Health Forum of Australia nominee) Dr Barry Vieira (Australian Society for Geriatric Medicine nominee) |
| Date Received by MSAC Secretariat | 6 December 2004 |
| Stage 1 - Eligibility | Eligible |
| Stage 2 - Assessment | Completed |
| Stage 3 - Formulation of Advice to the Minister | This assessment was considered by the MSAC at the 17 May 2006 meeting. The MSAC has considered the safety, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for refractory severe Parkinson's Disease compared with optimal medical therapy. The MSAC finds that there is sufficient evidence of safety and effectiveness, robust information on cost-effectiveness is unlikely to emerge but the total cost is acceptable for patients in whom other therapies are insufficient. The MSAC recommends that public funding be provided for patients with Parkinson's disease where their response to medical therapy is not sustained and is accompanied by unacceptable motor fluctuations. |
| Stage 4 - Decision | Endorsed by the Minister of Health and Ageing 24 August 2006 |
| Stage 5 - Implementation |  |
