Structural and resting state functional connectivity of the subthalamic nucleus: identification of motor STN parts and the hyperdirect pathway.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's disease often alleviates the motor symptoms, but causes cognitive and emotional side effects in a substantial number of cases. Identification of the motor part of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) as part of the presurgical workup could minimize these ad...

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Main Authors: Ellen J L Brunenberg, Pim Moeskops, Walter H Backes, Claudio Pollo, Leila Cammoun, Anna Vilanova, Marcus L F Janssen, Veerle E R M Visser-Vandewalle, Bart M ter Haar Romeny, Jean-Philippe Thiran, Bram Platel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22768059/?tool=EBI