Implantation of human pedunculopontine nucleus: A safe and clinically relevant target in Parkinson's disease

NeuroReport

Volumn 16, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 1877-1881

  Mazzone, Paolo ^a   Lozano, Andres ^c   Stanzione, Paolo ^a   Galati, Salvatore ^a   Scarnati, Eugenio ^b   Peppe, Antonella ^a   Stefani, Alessandro ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Intraoperatory microrecordings; Parkinson's disease; Peduncolopontine nucleus; Subthalamic nucleus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING;

CEREBRAL VENTRICULOGRAPHY; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PARKINSON DISEASE; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 27844511544     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wnr.0000187629.38010.12     Document Type: Article

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