Uncovering the mechanism (s) of action of deep brain stimulation: activation, inhibition, or both

CC McIntyre, M Savasta, L Kerkerian-Le Goff… - Clinical …, 2004 - Elsevier
High-frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the thalamus or basal ganglia represents an
effective clinical technique for the treatment of several medically refractory movement …

How does deep brain stimulation work? Present understanding and future questions

CC McIntyre, M Savasta, BL Walter… - Journal of clinical …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
High-frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the thalamus or basal ganglia represents an
effective clinical technique for the treatment of several medically refractory movement …

The mechanisms of action of deep brain stimulation and ideas for the future development

K Udupa, R Chen - Progress in neurobiology, 2015 - Elsevier
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been used as a treatment of movement disorders such as
Parkinson's disease, dystonia, and essential tremor for over twenty years, and is a promising …

Expanding the repertoire of L-DOPA's actions: A comprehensive review of its functional neurochemistry

P De Deurwaerdère, G Di Giovanni, MJ Millan - Progress in neurobiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Though a multi-facetted disorder, Parkinson's disease is prototypically characterized by
neurodegeneration of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra pars …

High-frequency stimulation in Parkinson's disease: more or less?

L Garcia, G d'Alessandro, B Bioulac… - Trends in neurosciences, 2005 - cell.com
Deep-brain stimulation at high frequency is now considered the most effective neurosurgical
therapy for movement disorders. An electrode is chronically implanted in a particular area of …

Latest view on the mechanism of action of deep brain stimulation

C Hammond, R Ammari, B Bioulac… - … : official journal of the …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
How does deep brain stimulation (DBS) applied at high frequency (100 Hz and above, HFS)
in diverse points of cortico‐basal ganglia thalamo‐cortical loops alleviate symptoms of …

Deep brain stimulation in neurological diseases and experimental models: from molecule to complex behavior

P Gubellini, P Salin, L Kerkerian-Le Goff… - Progress in …, 2009 - Elsevier
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has proven to be capable of providing significant benefits for
several neuropathologies. It is highly effective in reducing the motor symptoms of …

Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation is neuroprotective in the A53T α‐synuclein Parkinson's disease rat model

T Musacchio, M Rebenstorff, F Fluri… - Annals of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is a highly
effective symptomatic therapy for motor deficits in Parkinson's disease (PD). An additional …

Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Insights from animal models

H Szechtman, SE Ahmari, RJ Beninger, D Eilam… - Neuroscience & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Research with animal models of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) shows the
following:(1) Optogenetic studies in mice provide evidence for a plausible cause-effect …

Disrupting neuronal transmission: mechanism of DBS?

S Chiken, A Nambu - Frontiers in systems neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Applying high-frequency stimulation (HFS) to deep brain structure, known as deep brain
stimulation (DBS), has now been recognized an effective therapeutic option for a wide range …