## Abstract Relatively little is known about the role of the basal ganglia in human deglutition. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) affords us a model for examining deglutition in humans with known impairment of the basal ganglia. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of subthalamic nuclei
Brain flow changes before and after deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson’s disease
✍ Scribed by A. Antonini; G. Marotta; R. Benti; A. Landi; R. Notaris; C. Mariani; P. Gerundini; G. Pezzoli; S.M. Gaini
- Publisher
- Springer Milan
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 52 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1590-1874
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