Reduced Verbal Fluency following Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation: A Frontal-Related Cognitive Deficit?

Reduced Verbal Fluency following Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation: A Frontal-Related Cognitive Deficit?

The decrease in verbal fluency in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) undergoing subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) is usually assumed to reflect a frontal lobe-related cognitive dysfunction, although evidence for this is lacking.To explore its underlying mechanisms, we com...

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Main Authors: Jean-François Houvenaghel, Florence Le Jeune, Thibaut Dondaine, Aurore Esquevin, Gabriel Hadrien Robert, Julie Péron, Claire Haegelen, Sophie Drapier, Pierre Jannin, Clément Lozachmeur, Soizic Argaud, Joan Duprez, Dominique Drapier, Marc Vérin, Paul Sauleau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4598145?pdf=render

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