Thalamic activity is strongly inhibited by pallidal inputs from the basal ganglia, but the role of excitatory inputs from cortex is unclear. Recording from presynaptic pallidal axon terminals and ...

June 3, 2010 — A new clinical trial comparing pallidal and subthalamic neurostimulation in Parkinson's disease has found both approaches are acceptable. The subthalamic nucleus is the target of ...

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Andrew Gillies, David Willshaw, Zhaoping Li, Subthalamic-Pallidal Interactions Are Critical in Determining Normal and Abnormal Functioning of the Basal Ganglia, Proceedings: Biological Sciences, Vol.

In contrast to bilateral pallidotomy, 5,17 bilateral pallidal deep-brain stimulation had a good risk–benefit ratio among our patients with dystonia. We did not observe worsening of cognition ...