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Network perspectives on the mechanisms of deep brain stimulation

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McIntyre, Cameron C., Hahn, Philip J.·2010·Neurobiology of Disease

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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established medical therapy for the treatment of movement disorders and shows great promise for several other neurological disorders. However, after decades of clinical utility the underlying therapeutic mechanisms remain undefined. Early attempts to explain the mechanisms of DBS focused on hypotheses that mimicked an ablative lesion to the stimulated brain region. More recent scientific efforts have explored the wide-spread changes in neural activity generated throughout the stimulated brain network. In turn, new theories on the mechanisms of DBS have taken a systems-level approach to begin to decipher the network activity. This review provides an introduction to some of the network based theories on the function and pathophysiology of the cortico-basal-ganglia-thalamo-cortical loops commonly targeted by DBS. We then analyze some recent results on the effects of DBS on these networks, with a focus on subthalamic DBS for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Finally we attempt to summarize how DBS could be achieving its therapeutic effects by overriding pathological network activity.

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Authors
McIntyre, C. C., & Hahn, P. J.
Affiliations
Cleveland Clinic (US)
Corresponding author
McIntyre, Cameron C.
Venue
Neurobiology of Disease
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-06
Volume
38
Issue
3
Pages
329-337
ISSN
0969-9961 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2057435588
Cited by
439
References
94
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Neurobiology of Disease (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS059736, R01NS047388)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
Keywords
deep brain stimulation, therapeutic mechanisms, cortico-basal ganglia-thalamo-cortical loop, subthalamic nucleus, Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, neuronal network activity
MeSH terms
Animals, Brain, Humans, Models, Neurological, Neural Pathways, Neurons, Deep Brain Stimulation

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