Chronic subthalamic high-frequency deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease - A histopathological study

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 132-138

  Nielsen, M S ^a   Bjarkam, C R ^a   Sorensen J C ^a,b   Bojsen Moller M ^b   Sunde, N Aa ^b   Ostergaard K ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Electrode tract; Glial reaction; Neuropathology; Subthalamic nucleus

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; LEVODOPA; PERGOLIDE; PRAMIPEXOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN TISSUE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEWY BODY; MALE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 33846490799     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01569.x     Document Type: Article

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