The pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) is a brain stem locomotive center that is also involved in the processing of sensory and behavioral information. The PPN has been recently proposed as a potential target for the treatment of axial symptoms in Parkinson’s disease (PD). To date, results of the first series of PD patients treated with PPN deep brain stimulation (DBS) have shown promising results. In this article, we review some of the basic aspects of the PPN as a target and the outcome of the recently published clinical trials.
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Heidelberg Univ, Univ Med Mannheim, Dept Neurol, Heidelberg, GermanyUniv Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hosp, Dept Med, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Blahak, Christian
Butson, Christopher
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Univ Utah, Dept Bioengn, Sci Comp & Imaging Inst, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USAUniv Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hosp, Dept Med, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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UCL, Inst Neurol, Sobell Dept Motor Neurosci, London, EnglandUniv Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hosp, Dept Med, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Foltynie, Thomas
Fraix, Valerie
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Grenoble Alpes Univ, CHU Grenoble, Div Neurol, Movement Disorders Ctr, Grenoble, FranceUniv Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hosp, Dept Med, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Fraix, Valerie
Grabli, David
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Pitie Salpetiere Univ Hosp, AP HP, Dept Neurol, Paris, FranceUniv Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hosp, Dept Med, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Grabli, David
Joint, Carole
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Univ Oxford, John Radcliffe Hosp, Dept Neurosurg, Oxford, EnglandUniv Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hosp, Dept Med, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Joint, Carole
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Lozano, Andres M.
Okun, Michael S.
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Univ Florida, Dept Neurol, Ctr Movement Disorders, Gainesville, FL USA
Univ Florida, Dept Neurosurg, Ctr Movement Disorders, Gainesville, FL USAUniv Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hosp, Dept Med, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Okun, Michael S.
Ostrem, Jill
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Univ Calif San Francisco, UCSF Movement Disorder & Neuromodulat Ctr, Dept Neurol, San Francisco, CA 94143 USAUniv Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hosp, Dept Med, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Ostrem, Jill
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Pavese, Nicola
Schrader, Christoph
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Hannover Med Sch, Dept Neurol, Hannover, GermanyUniv Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hosp, Dept Med, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tiantan Hosp, Dept Neurosurg, Beijing 100050, Peoples R ChinaCapital Med Univ, Beijing Tiantan Hosp, Dept Neurosurg, Beijing 100050, Peoples R China
Liu, Huan-Guang
Zhang, Kai
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Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tiantan Hosp, Dept Neurosurg, Beijing 100050, Peoples R ChinaCapital Med Univ, Beijing Tiantan Hosp, Dept Neurosurg, Beijing 100050, Peoples R China
Zhang, Kai
Yang, An-Chao
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Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tiantan Hosp, Dept Neurosurg, Beijing 100050, Peoples R ChinaCapital Med Univ, Beijing Tiantan Hosp, Dept Neurosurg, Beijing 100050, Peoples R China
Yang, An-Chao
Zhang, Jian-Guo
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Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tiantan Hosp, Dept Neurosurg, Beijing 100050, Peoples R China
Beijing Neurosurg Inst, Dept Stereotact & Funct Neurosurg, Beijing, Peoples R ChinaCapital Med Univ, Beijing Tiantan Hosp, Dept Neurosurg, Beijing 100050, Peoples R China
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Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Wuhan Pu Ai Hosp, Dept Pain Management, Wuhan 430010, Hubei, Peoples R China
Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Tongji Hosp, Dept Anesthesiol & Pain Med, Wuhan 430030, Hubei, Peoples R ChinaHuazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Wuhan Pu Ai Hosp, Dept Pain Management, Wuhan 430010, Hubei, Peoples R China
Xiang, Hong-Bing
Liu, Cheng
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Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Tongji Hosp, Dept Anesthesiol & Pain Med, Wuhan 430030, Hubei, Peoples R ChinaHuazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Wuhan Pu Ai Hosp, Dept Pain Management, Wuhan 430010, Hubei, Peoples R China
Liu, Cheng
Guo, Qing-Qing
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Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Wuhan Pu Ai Hosp, Dept Pain Management, Wuhan 430010, Hubei, Peoples R ChinaHuazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Wuhan Pu Ai Hosp, Dept Pain Management, Wuhan 430010, Hubei, Peoples R China
Guo, Qing-Qing
Li, Rong-Chun
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Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Wuhan Pu Ai Hosp, Dept Pain Management, Wuhan 430010, Hubei, Peoples R ChinaHuazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Wuhan Pu Ai Hosp, Dept Pain Management, Wuhan 430010, Hubei, Peoples R China
Li, Rong-Chun
Ye, Da-Wei
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Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Tongji Hosp, Dept Urol, Wuhan 430030, Hubei, Peoples R ChinaHuazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Wuhan Pu Ai Hosp, Dept Pain Management, Wuhan 430010, Hubei, Peoples R China