Deep-brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease
✍ Scribed by G. Deuschl; W. Fogel; M. Hahne; A. Kupsch; D. Müller; M. Oechsner; U. Sommer; G. Ulm; T. Vogt; J. Volkmann
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 167 KB
- Volume
- 249
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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## Abstract Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) accelerates reaction time (RT) in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), particularly in tasks in which decisions on the response side have to be made. This might indicate that DBS speeds up both motor and nonmotor operation