Abstract
Central to the neural mechanism of MPTP-induced parkinsonism is overactivity of the subthalamic nucleus. Lesion of the subthalamic nucleus has therefore been performed in two primates with this condition and found to produce a remarkable amelioration of the disorder.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 288-292 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Movement Disorders |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1991 |
Keywords
- 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
- Animals
- Brain Mapping
- drug effects: Dominance, Cerebral
- Macaca fascicularis
- Neurologic Examination
- chemically induced: Parkinson Disease, Secondary
- Radiosurgery
- physiopathology: Thalamic Nuclei