The Optimal Pallidal Target in Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonia: A Study Using a Functional Atlas Based on Nonlinear Image Registration | Zendy

Christopher Tolleson | Zendy; Srivatsan Pallavaram | Zendy; Chen Li | Zendy; John Y. Fang | Zendy; Fenna T. Phibbs | Zendy; Peter E. Konrad | Zendy; Peter Hedera | Zendy; Pierre-François D’Haese | Zendy; Benoît M. Dawant | Zendy; Thomas L. Davis | Zendy

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The Optimal Pallidal Target in Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonia: A Study Using a Functional Atlas Based on Nonlinear Image Registration

Author(s) -

Christopher Tolleson,

Srivatsan Pallavaram,

Chen Li,

John Y. Fang,

Fenna T. Phibbs,

Peter E. Konrad,

Peter Hedera,

Pierre-François D’Haese,

Benoît M. Dawant,

Thomas L. Davis

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.798

H-Index - 63

eISSN - 1423-0372

pISSN - 1011-6125

DOI - 10.1159/000368441

Subject(s) - deep brain stimulation , dystonia , globus pallidus , cervical dystonia , medicine , nuclear medicine , population , neuroscience , psychology , basal ganglia , parkinson's disease , disease , environmental health , central nervous system

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the globus pallidus internus is established as efficacious for dystonia, yet the optimal target within this structure is not well defined. Published evidence suggests that spatial normalization provides a better estimate of DBS lead location than traditional methods based on standard stereotactic coordinates.

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