The paradoxical role of dopamine after subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation--downstream is upstream in a circuit diagram. Comment on "Does dopamine still have a leading role in advanced Parkinson's disease after subthalamic stimulation?" (Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2008;86: 184-186)

MeSH terms

• Deep Brain Stimulation* / methods
• Dopamine / physiology*
• Humans
• Levodopa / adverse effects
• Levodopa / pharmacology
• Levodopa / therapeutic use
• Nerve Net / drug effects
• Nerve Net / physiology
• Parkinson Disease / pathology
• Parkinson Disease / surgery*
• Signal Transduction / drug effects
• Signal Transduction / physiology
• Subthalamic Nucleus / pathology
• Subthalamic Nucleus / physiology
• Subthalamic Nucleus / surgery*