In this study, fixed potential amperometry was used to examine several pathways by which Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) or dopamine axons within the dorsal forebrain ...

Introduction Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of bilateral anteromedial subthalamic nucleus (amSTN) has been found to be helpful in a subset of patients with severe, chronic and treatment-refractory ...

Non-ketotic hyperglycaemia is one of the causes of hemiballism.1 2 The involuntary movement is also sometimes referred to as hemichorea. Hyperglycaemic hemiballism has been thought to occur in ...

Armed with data from a small phase 1/2 bridging study, MeiraGTx is preparing to take its gene therapy for Parkinson's disease into a pivotal trial.

Movement disorders articles from across Nature Portfolio Movement disorders are a group of neurological syndromes in which the hallmark symptom is paucity of movement, excessive and/or involuntary ...

Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, which is characterized by motor symptoms such as tremor, rigidity, slowness of movement and problems with gait. Motor symptoms are ...

Neuroimaging evidence enhances understanding of the subcortex’s role in the neural mechanisms of working memory updating, providing new insights into midbrain function.