Microelectrode Recording for Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus in Patients with Advanced Parkinson's Disease: Advantage or Loss of Time?

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Kocabıçak E., Alptekin O., AYGÜN D., Yildiz O., Temel Y.

TURKISH NEUROSURGERY, vol.29, no.5, pp.677-682, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.5137/1019-5149.jtn.23307-18.3
  • Journal Name: TURKISH NEUROSURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.677-682
  • Keywords: Microelectrode recording, Subthalamic nucleus, Deep brain stimulation, Parkinson's disease, HARDWARE-RELATED COMPLICATIONS, ELECTRICAL-STIMULATION, HEMORRHAGE, SURGERY, RISK, MRI
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

AIM: To investigate the effect of using microelectrode recording (MER) on the length of time required to carry out a deep brain stimulation (DBS) procedure of the subthalamic nucleus in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).