Oscillations in Pedunculopontine Nucleus in Parkinson's disease and its relationship with deep brain stimulation

The recent development of deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) for the treatment of parkinsonian patients, particularly those in advanced stages with axial symptoms, has ignited interest into the study of this brain nucleus. In contrast to the extensively studied altera...

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Main Authors: Min eLi, Wangming eZhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neural Circuits
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncir.2015.00047/full