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Deep brain stimulation prevents falls in advanced PD

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Postural disturbances contribute to much of the burden of advanced PD...

Moro and colleagues have found that deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN), a brain structure that seems to be associated with postural stability, significantly reduces falls in patients with advanced Parkinson disease (PD) over a 12 month follow-up period.

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  1. Moro, E. et al. Unilateral pedunculopontine stimulation improves falls in Parkinson's disease. Brain doi: 10.1093/brain/awp261

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Beal, E. Deep brain stimulation prevents falls in advanced PD. Nat Rev Neurol 6, 3 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2009.202

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