Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
1879-1379
abstract
The establishment of new therapeutic indications for deep brain stimulation (DBS) is ambitiously promoted though the underlying mechanisms remain contested. Here, we report that PET-imaging and subsequent c-Fos-immunostaining in rats constitute a new translational approach to further understand DBS-mechanisms and -effectiveness.
Classification
keywords
deep brain stimulation; subthalamic nucleus; fdg-pet; c-fos-immunostaining; brain activity patterns