“Long-term Results for Single Electrode-Guided Deep Brain Stimulation Used to Treat Parkinson’s Disease | Zendy

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“Long-term Results for Single Electrode-Guided Deep Brain Stimulation Used to Treat Parkinson’s Disease

Author(s) -

Hülagu Kaptan,

Hakan Ekmekçi

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

nöro psikiyatri arşivi

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417

H-Index - 14

ISSN - 1309-4866

DOI - 10.29399/npa.23090

Subject(s) - deep brain stimulation , subthalamic nucleus , parkinson's disease , medicine , rating scale , motor symptoms , physical medicine and rehabilitation , disease , surgery , physical therapy , psychology , developmental psychology

The optimal method for targeting the subthalamic nucleus (STN) and positioning the deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrode is still controversial. In this study, single channel-guided stimulations were used in order to determine the most proper way to target the STN. Findings were synthesised for use in clinical situations. This paper presents the long-term results of DBS applied using single-channel guidance.

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