Pedunculopontine Nucleus Region Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson Disease: Surgical Anatomy and Terminology

Hamani, Clement; Z. Aziz, Tipu; R. Bloem, Bastiaan; Brown, Peter; Chabardès, Stéphan; Coyne, Terry; D. Foote, Kelly; García‐Rill, Edgar; C. Hirsch, Étienne; M. Lozano, Andrés; Mazzone, Paolo; S. Okun, Michael; D. Hutchison, William; A. Silburn, Peter; Zrinzo, Ludvic; Alam, Mesbah; Goetz, Laurent; Pereira, Erlick; I. Rughani, Anand; Thevathasan, Wesley; Moro, Elena; K. Krauss, Joachim

doi:10.1159/000449010

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Pedunculopontine Nucleus Region Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson Disease: Surgical Anatomy and Terminology

Published in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery • Jan 1, 2016

Authors:

Clement Hamani

Tipu Z. Aziz

Bastiaan R. Bloem

Abstract

Several lines of evidence over the last few years have been important in ascertaining that the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) region could be considered as a potential target for deep brain stimulation (DBS) to treat freezing and other problems as part of a spectrum of gait disorders in Parkinson di...

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Pedunculopontine nucleus

Deep brain stimulation

Neuroscience

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