Connectivity of the pedunculopontine nucleus in parkinsonian freezing of gait.

Parkinson's disease (PD) may involve sudden unintended arrests in gait or failure to initiate gait, known as gait freezing. Deep brain stimulation of the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) has been found to be an effective therapy for this phenomenon. In this study, we characterized the connectivit...

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Main Authors: Schweder, P, Hansen, P, Green, A, Quaghebeur, G, Stein, J, Aziz, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010