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The surgical anatomy of the pedunculopontine nucleus cannot be disputed, buried or exhumed

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  1. Unit of Functional Neurosurgery, Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK

    Iciar Aviles-Olmos, Thomas Foltynie, Patricia Limousin, Marwan Hariz & Ludvic Zrinzo

  2. Department of Uro-Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK

    Jalesh Panicker & Clare J. Fowler

  3. Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London, SE14 6NW, UK

    Dorothy Cowie

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Aviles-Olmos, I., Foltynie, T., Panicker, J. et al. The surgical anatomy of the pedunculopontine nucleus cannot be disputed, buried or exhumed. Acta Neurochir 154, 1531–1533 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-012-1375-4

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