Is deep brain stimulation neuroprotective if applied early in the course of PD?

Nat Clin Pract Neurol. 2008 Aug;4(8):424-6. doi: 10.1038/ncpneuro0848. Epub 2008 Jul 1.

Authors

P David Charles¹, Chandler E Gill, Thomas L Davis, Peter E Konrad, Alim-Louis Benabid

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, A-0118 MCN, Nashville, TN 37232-2551, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 18594505
DOI: 10.1038/ncpneuro0848

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Clinical Trials as Topic / methods
Clinical Trials as Topic / trends
Deep Brain Stimulation / methods*
Deep Brain Stimulation / trends
Humans
Parkinson Disease / physiopathology
Parkinson Disease / therapy*
Subthalamic Nucleus / physiology