Effects of DBS in parkinsonian patients depend on the structural integrity of frontal cortex
Muthuraman M, Deuschl G, Koirala N, Riedel C, Volkmann J, Groppa S. Effects of DBS in parkinsonian patients depend on the structural integrity of frontal cortex. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 43571. PMID: 28262813, PMCID: PMC5337928, DOI: 10.1038/srep43571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTN-DBSParkinson's diseaseCortical thickness measurementsGray matter integrityClinical responseCortical atrophyMotor outcomePoor motor outcomeOptimal clinical responseIdiopathic Parkinson's diseaseDeep brain stimulationEffects of DBSGray matter propertiesClinical motor outcomePreoperative conditionClinical improvementClinical outcomesParkinsonian patientsPD patientsStandard treatmentDBS treatmentSubthalamic nucleusFrontal cortexCortical thicknessBrain stimulation