Hypomania Induced by Subthalamic Nucleus Stimulation in a Parkinson’s Disease Patient: Does It Suggest a Dysfunction of the Limbic Circuit?

The aim of this report was to describe a case of hypomania after deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN DBS) in a Parkinson’s disease (PD) patient. 59-year-old man with a 15-year history of PD underwent bilateral implantation of electrodes to the STN. Immediately after surgery, his m...

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Main Authors: Ji Seon Kim, Hee Jin Kim, Ji-Young Lee, Jong Min Kim, Ji Young Yun, Beom S. Jeon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Movement Disorder Society 2012-05-01
Series:Journal of Movement Disorders
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Online Access:http://e-jmd.org/upload/jmd-5-1-14-4.pdf