[Problems in organizing neurosurgical care for patients with Parkinson's disease in the Russian Federation].

Abstract

Background: Currently, there are some problems in the Russian Federation complicating development of neurosurgical care for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).

Material and methods: In 2022, neurologists - movement disorders specialists were surveyed to analyze situation with PD pharmacological treatment and referral of patients for surgical treatment in Russian constituent entities. Data on neurosurgical treatment of PD were obtained by collecting information on the surgical activity of medical institutions in the Russian Federation. Most hospitals involved in PD treatment took part in this study.

Results: The state of neurosurgical care for patients with PD is analyzed and possible ways to improve the quality of treatment are discussed.

Conclusion: Over the past 20 years, a system of neurosurgical care for patients with PD has been formed in 14 centers in the Russian Federation (2022). Obstacles to its further development can be divided into 3 categories: problems of patient selection and routing, complexity of organization and financing surgeries, and imperfect postoperative patient management. Ways to overcome these obstacles imply expanding the network of centers for extrapyramidal diseases, development of domestic neurostimulation systems, improving the distribution of quotas taking into account the capabilities of hospitals, specialized training of neurologists for extrapyramidal centers and neurosurgeons for deep brain stimulation centers, adequate financing and systematization of postoperative management of patients with PD.