Deep brain stimulation for cognitive disorders: insights into targeting nucleus basalis of meynert in Alzheimer dementia

World Neurosurg. 2014 Jan;81(1):e4-5. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2013.08.011. Epub 2013 Aug 13.

Authors

Asem Salma¹, Michail Vasilakis², Patrick T Tracy²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Illinois Neurological Institute, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA. Electronic address: dr.asalma@hotmail.com.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Illinois Neurological Institute, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA.

PMID: 23954461
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2013.08.011

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Publication types

Letter
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MeSH terms

Alzheimer Disease / surgery*
Basal Nucleus of Meynert / physiology*
Deep Brain Stimulation / methods*
Humans