Month: August 2016

A Chain is Only as Strong as its Weakest Link: the Microelectrode

The targets for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for movement disorders are not the subthalamic nucleus (STN), globus pallidus interna (GPi) or the ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus (Vim).  It is the sensori-motor region of the STN.  It is the motor homunculus appropriate to the patient’s symptomology in the GPi and Vim.  To date, the […]