Globus pallidus internus deep brain stimulation improves axial symptoms of Parkinson patients after long-term subthalamic nucleus stimulation: A case series study

Introduction: Some patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) develop refractory axial symptoms and motor complications following initially effective subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS). We aim to determine whether globus pallidus internus (GPi) stimulation can improve r...

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Main Authors: Chencheng Zhang, MD, Yixin Pan, MD, Linbin Wang, MSc, Tao Wang, MD, Jing Zhang, MD, Haiyan Zhou, MD, Wei Hu, MD, PhD, Bomin Sun, MD, Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora, MD, Dianyou Li, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751919301963