High-Frequency Stimulation of the Rat Entopeduncular Nucleus Does Not Provide Functional or Morphological Neuroprotection from 6-Hydroxydopamine.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is the most common neurosurgical treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD). Whereas the globus pallidus interna (GPi) has been less commonly targeted than the subthalamic nucleus (STN), a recent clinical trial suggests that GPi DBS may provide better outcomes for patie...

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Main Authors: D Luke Fischer, Timothy J Collier, Allyson Cole-Strauss, Susan L Wohlgenant, Jack W Lipton, Kathy Steece-Collier, Fredric P Manfredsson, Christopher J Kemp, Caryl E Sortwell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4519335?pdf=render