Stimulation of the pedunculopontine and cuneiform nuclei for freezing of gait and falls in Parkinson disease: cross-over single-blinded study and long-term follow-up - Bourilhon J, Mullie Y, Olivier C, Cherif S, Belaid H, Grabli D, Czernecki V, Karachi C, Welter ML.

INTRODUCTION: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the mesencephalic locomotor region, composed of the pedunculopontine (PPN) and cuneiform (CuN) nuclei, has been proposed to treat dopa-resistant gait and balance disorders in Parkinson's disease (PD). Here, we ...
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