| Literature DB >> 18958389 |
Volker A Coenen1, Andreas Prescher, Thorsten Schmidt, Piero Picozzi, Frans L H Gielen.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The most frequently used target for DBS in advanced Parkinson Disease (PD) is the sensorimotor subthalamic nucleus (STN), anatomically referred to as dorso-lateral STN [3]. Ambiguities arise, regarding the true meaning of this description in the STN. Does "dorsal" indicate posterior or superior? At its best, this definition assigns two directions in space to a three-dimensional structure.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18958389 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-008-0136-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Neurochir (Wien) ISSN: 0001-6268 Impact factor: 2.216