Connectivity of the human pedunculopontine nucleus region and diffusion tensor imaging in surgical targeting.

OBJECT: The pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) region of the brainstem has become a new stimulation target for the treatment of gait freezing, akinesia, and postural instability in advanced Parkinson disease (PD). Because PD locomotor symptoms are probably caused by excessive gamma-aminobutyric acidergi...

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Main Authors: Muthusamy, K, Aravamuthan, B, Kringelbach, M, Jenkinson, N, Voets, N, Johansen-Berg, H, Stein, J, Aziz, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007

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