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Landmarks for the Location of the Subthalamic Nucleus Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Arq. bras. neurocir; 39 (4), 2020
Deep brain stimulation has become an option for advanced Parkinson’s disease treatment since the 1990s, but the first reports are from Benabid’s team, a French neurosurgeon, in the 1980s. The subthalamic nucleus (STN), more specifically its dorsolateral portion, is the most commonly stimulated brain ...

Subthalamic Nucleus: Neuroanatomical Review

Arq. bras. neurocir; 39 (4), 2020
Discovered in 1865 by Jules Bernard Luys, the subthalamic nucleus is a set of small nuclei located in the diencephalon, inferior to the thalamus and superior to the substantia nigra, that can be visualized in a posterior coronal section. Histologically, it consists of neurons compactly distributed and fi...

Cirugía ablativa del núcleo subtalámico en la Enfermedad de Parkinson. Consideraciones necesarias
Ablative subthalamic nucleus surgery in Parkinson's disease. Necessary considerations

Rev. medica electron; 42 (6), 2020
RESUMEN La enfermedad de Parkinson según la Organización Mundial de Salud, en el año 2016, afectó una persona por cada 100 mayores de 60 años, siendo en cifras absolutas 6,3 millones de personas, y para el año 2030 serán aproximadamente 12 millones de personas en todo el mundo con dicha patología...

Efeito da técnica de sobrearticulação na voz e na fala em indivíduos com doença de Parkinson após cirurgia de estimulação cerebral profunda

Audiol., Commun. res; 24 (), 2019
RESUMO Objetivo Verificar o efeito imediato e após 15 minutos da técnica de sobrearticulação de fala em indivíduos com doença de Parkinson, submetidos à estimulação cerebral profunda em núcleo subtalâmico, nos parâmetros de voz, fala e mímica facial. Métodos Participaram 29 sujeitos com d...

Estimulación cerebral profunda en enfermedad de Parkinson

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (5), 2018
Background: Deep brain stimulation is an essential therapeutic tool in Parkinson's disease. Aim: To assess the results of a series of patients with Parkinson's disease treated with micro-electrode guided subthalamic nucleus stimulation. Material and Methods: Twenty patients with idiopathic Parkinson's ...