Pedunculopontine nucleus deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease: a clinical review

W Thevathasan, B Debu, T Aziz, BR Bloem… - Movement …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Pedunculopontine nucleus region deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a promising but
experimental therapy for axial motor deficits in Parkinson's disease (PD), particularly gait …

Physiology of freezing of gait

AH Snijders, K Takakusaki, B Debu… - Annals of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Freezing of gait (FOG) is a common and debilitating, but largely mysterious, symptom of
Parkinson disease. In this review, we will discuss the cerebral substrate of FOG focusing on …

Neurotransmitter deficits from frontotemporal lobar degeneration

AG Murley, JB Rowe - Brain, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Frontotemporal lobar degeneration causes a spectrum of complex degenerative disorders
including frontotemporal dementia, progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal …

Best practices in the clinical management of progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal syndrome: a consensus statement of the CurePSP Centers of Care

B Bluett, AY Pantelyat, I Litvan, F Ali… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal syndrome (CBS; the most common
phenotype of corticobasal degeneration) are tauopathies with a relentless course, usually …

Future of brain stimulation: new targets, new indications, new technology

M Hariz, P Blomstedt, L Zrinzo - Movement Disorders, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In the last quarter of a century, DBS has become an established neurosurgical treatment for
Parkinson's disease (PD), dystonia, and tremors. Improved understanding of brain circuitries …

Locomotor pattern generation and descending control: a historical perspective

R Dubuc, JM Cabelguen… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
The ability to generate and control locomotor movements depends on complex interactions
between many areas of the nervous system, the musculoskeletal system, and the …

Dystonia in atypical parkinsonian disorders

L Marsili, M Bologna, M Kojovic, A Berardelli… - Parkinsonism & Related …, 2019 - Elsevier
Dystonia is common in the classic atypical parkinsonian disorders such as multiple system
atrophy, progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal degeneration, and to a lesser …

A review of treatment options for progressive supranuclear palsy

M Stamelou, G Höglinger - CNS drugs, 2016 - Springer
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is an atypical parkinsonian condition characterized
by a symmetric akinetic–rigid syndrome, early falls, supranuclear gaze palsy, and a …

The physiology of the pedunculopontine nucleus: implications for deep brain stimulation

E Garcia-Rill, J Hyde, N Kezunovic, FJ Urbano… - Journal of neural …, 2015 - Springer
This brief review resolves a number of persistent conflicts regarding the location and
characteristics of the mesencephalic locomotor region, which has in the past been described …

Pedunculopontine nucleus stimulation: where are we now and what needs to be done to move the field forward?

H Morita, CJ Hass, E Moro, A Sudhyadhom… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Falls and gait impairment in Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a leading cause of morbidity and
mortality, significantly impacting quality of life and contributing heavily to disability. Thus far …