Stimulation of the caudal zona incerta is superior to stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in improving contralateral parkinsonism

Brain

Volumn 129, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1732-1747

  Plaha, Puneet ^a   Ben Shlomo, Y ^b   Patel, Nikunj K ^a   Gill, Steven S ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caudal zona incerta stimulation; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYKINESIA; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG USE; DYSKINESIA; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RIGIDITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; TREMOR; UNIFIED PARKINSON DISEASE RATING SCALE; ZONA INCERTA;

AGED; BRAIN MAPPING; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOKINESIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; PARKINSON DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; SUBTHALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR;

EID: 33745727806     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awl127     Document Type: Article

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