Increased precursor cell proliferation after deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease: a human study.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been used for more than a decade to treat Parkinson's disease (PD); however, its mechanism of action remains unknown. Given the close proximity of the electrode trajectory to areas of the brain known as the "germinal niches," we sought to explore the p...

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Main Authors: Vinata Vedam-Mai, Bronwen Gardner, Michael S Okun, Florian A Siebzehnrubl, Monica Kam, Palingu Aponso, Dennis A Steindler, Anthony T Yachnis, Dan Neal, Brittany U Oliver, Sean J Rath, Richard L M Faull, Brent A Reynolds, Maurice A Curtis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3940428?pdf=render