Subthalamic nucleus volumes are highly consistent but decrease age‐dependently—a combined magnetic resonance imaging and stereology approach in humans
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DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23427
Abstract: The subthalamic nucleus (STN) is a main target structure of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in idiopathic Parkinson's disease. Nevertheless, there is an ongoing discussion regarding human STN volumes and neuron count, which could potentially have… read more here.
Keywords: stereology; age; stn; combined magnetic ... See more keywords
3T MRI-SWI based volumetric analysis of the subthalamic and red nuclei in advanced Parkinson's disease.
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DOI: 10.23736/s0390-5616.20.04935-8
Abstract: BACKGROUND Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease mainly involving the dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra. The subthalamic nucleus (STN) also plays an important role in the disease process and now is an important… read more here.
Keywords: parkinson disease; advanced parkinson; mri swi; stn volumes ... See more keywords