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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-3-3
pubmed:abstractText
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventralis oralis (VO) complex of the thalamus improves tics in patients with Tourette syndrome (TS). To neurophysiologically describe the VO complex we recorded, in seven patients with TS undergoing DBS electrode implantation, single-unit activity during surgery and local field potentials (LFPs) a few days after surgery. Single unit recordings showed that the VO complex is characterized by a localized pattern of bursting neuronal activity. LFP spectra demonstrated that VO of TS patients has a prominent oscillatory activity at low frequencies (2-7 Hz) and in the alpha-band (8-13 Hz), and a virtually absent beta activity. In each patient, the main LFP frequency significantly correlated with single-unit interburst frequency. In conclusion, we observed an oscillatory bursting activity in the VO as target region in patients with severe TS undergoing DBS surgery.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1531-8257
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(c) 2010 Movement Disorder Society.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
300-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Thalamic single-unit and local field potential activity in Tourette syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Centro Clinico per le Neuronanotecnologie e la Neurostimolazione, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore, Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Università di Milano, Milano, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't