Common and unique responses to dopamine agonist therapy and deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease: An H215O PET study
Background: Dopamine agonist therapy and deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) are antiparkinsonian treatments that act on a different part of the basal ganglia-thalamocortical motor circuitry, yet produce similar symptomatic improvements. Objective/Hypothesis: The purpose of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-10-01
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Series: | Brain Stimulation |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X11001264 |