Intra-operative recordings of local field potentials can help localize the subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson's disease surgery.
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) can be a highly effective treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD). However, therapeutic efficacy is limited by difficulties in consistently and correctly targeting this nucleus. Increasing evidence suggests that there is abnormal sync...
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Format: | Journal article |
Sprache: | English |
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2006
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