Enhancing Attentional Performance in Parkinson's Disease: The Impact of Combined Deep Brain Stimulation of the Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata and the Subthalamic Nucleus

: The concomitant stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus and the substantia nigra pars reticulata is a promising approach to improve treatment of refractory axial symptoms in Parkinson`s disease. While dual stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus and the substantia nigra pars reticulata has previously shown beneficial effects on gait, the role of the substantia nigra, a crucial component of the basal ganglia circuitry, in cognitive functions such as attention an executive control remains underexplored.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Brief Observation Source Type: research