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Title:

Subthalamic nucleus stimulation affects a frontotemporal network: a PET study.

Document type:
Journal Article; Article
Author(s):
Schroeder, U; Kuehler, A; Lange, KW; Haslinger, B; Tronnier, VM; Krause, M; Pfister, R; Boecker, H; Ceballos-Baumann, AO
Abstract:
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) has become an effective strategy in the treatment of motor symptoms in advanced Parkinson's disease. However, clinical studies have shown that DBS can affect verbal fluency. Seven Parkinson's disease patients with bilateral DBS of the STN were studied with positron emission tomography (PET) to investigate the effects of STN stimulation on regional cerebral blood flow during a verbal fluency task. Activation of the right orbitofrontal...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Ann Neurol
Year:
2003
Journal volume:
54
Journal issue:
4
Pages contribution:
445-50
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1002/ana.10683
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14520655
Print-ISSN:
0364-5134
TUM Institution:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin; Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik
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