Effects of Pedunculopontine Area and Pallidal DBS on Gait Ignition in Parkinson's Disease

Background: Freezing of gait is a disabling feature of Parkinson's disease, and so far no established treatment exists. Deep brain stimulation of the pedunculopontine area has been proposed to treat refractory gait disorders, yet data on measurable effects, especially in combination with stimul...

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Main Authors: Christoph Schrader, Frank Seehaus, H. Holger Capelle, Anja Windhagen, Henning Windhagen, Joachim K. Krauss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-11-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X13001630