Deep brain stimulation for cognitive disorders: Insights into targeting nucleus basalis of meynert in alzheimer dementia

World Neurosurgery

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Salma, Asem ^a   Vasilakis, Michail ^a   Tracy, Patrick T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE SYSTEM; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; MEMORY; MEYNERT BASAL NUCLEUS; NOTE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT SELECTION; SIDE EFFECT; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; LETTER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BASAL NUCLEUS OF MEYNERT; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; HUMANS;

EID: 84893677477     PISSN: 18788750     EISSN: 18788769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2013.08.011     Document Type: Letter

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