ELECTRODE POSITION AND CURRENT AMPLITUDE MODULATE IMPULSIVITY AFTER SUBTHALAMIC STIMULATION IN PARKINSONS DISEASE -A COMPUTATIONAL STUDY

Background: Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation (STN-DBS) is highly effective in alleviating motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD) which are not optimally controlled by dopamine replacement therapy. Clinical studies and reports suggest that STN-DBS may result in increased impulsivity and...

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Main Authors: Alekhya Mandali, Srinivasa Chakravarthy, Roopa Rajan, Sankara Sarma, Asha Kishore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2016.00585/full