Parkinson’s disease is often mistaken for routine aging—but ignoring early warning signs can delay crucial treatment. For ...

The subthalamic nucleus is a pea-sized brain region involved in the motor-control system, meaning our movements. In people with Parkinson's disease, those movements have been compromised ...

Published in the March 21 edition of the Journal of Neurosurgery, the research pinpoints specific areas in the subthalamic nucleus (STN) where DBS can alleviate symptoms like gait disturbances ...

Substantial decreases in obsessive–compulsive symptoms during stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson disease have been previously reported. Mallet et al. hypothesized that the ...

analyzed data from 40 Parkinson’s patients with DBS implants in the subthalamic nucleus (STN). Using MRI and CT imaging, researchers created 3D electric field models for each patient ...

According to the company, a single administration of AAV-GAD infused into the subthalamic nucleus area of the brain achieved "significant and clinically meaningful improvements from baseline" in ...

Deep brain stimulation involves implanting electrodes that stimulate the subthalamic nucleus with adjustable high-frequency pulses. In the days before the technique was developed, treatment for ...

Published on March 4 in the journal Brain, the study titled "The human subthalamic nucleus transiently inhibits active attentional processes" highlights the role of the subthalamic nucleus ...