Single-unit analysis of the pallidum, thalamus and subthalamic nucleus in parkinsonian patients

Neuroscience

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 549-564

  Magnin, M ^a   Morel, A ^a   Jeanmonod, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Low threshold calcium spike bursts; Microelectrode recording; Pallidum; Parkinson's disease; Subthalamic nucleus; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; MICROELECTRODE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCIUM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMANS; MICROELECTRODES; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS; PARKINSON DISEASE; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 0034008610     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(99)00583-7     Document Type: Article

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