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Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease: Overview and Complications

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Activitas Nervosa Superior

Abstract

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of basal ganglia has become a frequently performed surgery in patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease. Throughout the years, this technique has reached advances in imaging techniques, neurophysiological recording possibilities, and in hardware and software technology. Nevertheless, to reach optimal results of DBS therapy, a number of aspects must be carefully considered. In current paper, overview of DBS procedure is provided with special focus on complications of this, an even so ever more promising therapeutic approach.

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This work was supported by the project “CEITEC—Central European Institute of Technology” (CZ.1.05/1.1.00/02.0068) from the European Regional Development Fund and the grant project no.16-33798A from the Ministry of Health Research Program of the Ministry of Health of Czech Republic. The funders had no role in decision to publish, or in preparation of the manuscript.

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    Inês Ludovico & Alena Damborská

  2. Brain and Mind Research Program, Central European Institute of Technology CEITEC, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, Brno, Czech Republic

    Alena Damborská

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Ludovico, I., Damborská, A. Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease: Overview and Complications. Act Nerv Super 59, 4–11 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41470-017-0003-2

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