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SUBMITTER: Lauro PM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5217472 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lauro Peter M PM Vanegas-Arroyave Nora N Huang Ling L Taylor Paul A PA Zaghloul Kareem A KA Lungu Codrin C Saad Ziad S ZS Horovitz Silvina G SG
Human brain mapping 20151102 1
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective surgical treatment for movement disorders. Although stimulation sites for movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease are established, the therapeutic mechanisms of DBS remain controversial. Recent research suggests that specific white-matter tract and circuit activation mediates symptom relief. To investigate these questions, we have developed a patient-specific open-source software pipeline called 'DBSproc' for (1) localizing DBS electrodes and c ...[more]