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J R Soc Med 2006;99:238-244
doi:10.1258/jrsm.99.5.238
© 2006 Royal Society of Medicine

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Surgical insights into Parkinson's disease

Erlick A C Pereira   Tipu Z Aziz

Oxford Functional Neurosurgery, Department of Neurological Surgery, The Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford OX2 6HE, UK


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Figure 1. A coronal section through a cerebral hemisphere illustrating the basal ganglia. STR, striatum; GPe, globus pallidus pars externa; GPi, globus pallidus pars interna; Th, thalamus; subthalamic nucleus; STN, subthalamic nucleus; SNr, substantia nigra pars reticulata; SNc, substantia nigra pars compacta [in colour online]

 

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Figure 2. Basal ganglia circuitry involved in movement. GPe, globus pallidus pars externa; GPi, globus pallidus pars interna; STN, subthalamic nucleus; SNc, substantia nigra pars compacta; SNr, substantia nigra pars reticulata; VL, ventrolateral thalamus; PPN, pedunculopontine nucleus [in colour online]

 

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Figure 3. Electrode implantation for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease [in colour online]

 

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