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Deep brain stimulation can suppress pathological synchronisation in parkinsonian patients

BACKGROUND: Although deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is a highly effective therapeutic intervention in severe Parkinson's disease, its mechanism of action remains unclear. One possibility is that DBS suppresses local pathologically synchronised oscillatory activity...

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Autores principales: Eusebio, A, Thevathasan, W, Doyle Gaynor, L, Pogosyan, A, Bye, E, Foltynie, T, Zrinzo, L, Ashkan, K, Aziz, T, Brown, P
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Group 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3072048/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20935326
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2010.217489