The Serendipity Case of the Pedunculopontine Nucleus Low-Frequency Brain Stimulation: Chasing a Gait Response, Finding Sleep, and Cognition Improvement

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is an efficacious therapy for Parkinson’s disease (PD) but its effects on non-motor facets may be detrimental. The low-frequency stimulation (LFS) of the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN or the nucleus tegmenti pedunculopontini – PPTg-) open...

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Autores principales: Stefani, Alessandro, Peppe, Antonella, Galati, Salvatore, Stampanoni Bassi, Mario, D’Angelo, Vincenza, Pierantozzi, Mariangela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013
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Neuroscience
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3672779/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23761781
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2013.00068

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