The movers and shakers of deep brain stimulation

Wael Asaad; Emad Eskandar

doi:10.1038/nm0108-17

The movers and shakers of deep brain stimulation

Wael Asaad, Emad Eskandar

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Abstract

Deep brain stimulation is increasingly used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and other disorders, yet its mechanism of action remains unknown. New findings suggest that at least some of its action involves the release of adenosine, dampening tremors (pages 75-80).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	17-19
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature Medicine
Volume	14
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0108-17
State	Published - Jan 2008
Externally published	Yes

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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