Electroceutically induced subthalamic high-frequency oscillations and evoked compound activity may explain the mechanism of therapeutic stimulation in Parkinson’s disease

Ozturk et al investigate the modulations in local field potentials induced by electrical stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) at therapeutic and nontherapeutic frequencies in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients undergoing DBS surgery. They find evidence to suggest that high-frequency STN-DBS t...

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Main Authors: Musa Ozturk, Ashwin Viswanathan, Sameer A. Sheth, Nuri F. Ince
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01915-7
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Summary:Ozturk et al investigate the modulations in local field potentials induced by electrical stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) at therapeutic and nontherapeutic frequencies in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients undergoing DBS surgery. They find evidence to suggest that high-frequency STN-DBS tunes the neural oscillations to their healthy/treated state, similar to pharmacological treatment and thus could serve to recalibrate the dysfunctional circuitry generating PD symptoms.
ISSN:2399-3642