Urinary incontinence following deep brain stimulation of the pedunculopontine nucleus
Aviles-Olmos, I.; Foltynie, T.; Panicker, J.; Cowie, Dorothy; Limousin, Patricia; Hariz, M.; Fowler, C. J.; and Zrinzo, L..
2011.
Urinary incontinence following deep brain stimulation of the pedunculopontine nucleus.
Acta Neurochirurgica, 153(12),
pp. 2357-2360.
[Article]
Low-frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) has been reported to improve akinesia and gait difficulties in patients with
Parkinson’s disease (PD). We report on a patient with PD and L-dopa refractory gait symptoms who developed detrusor over-activity immediately after right PPN DBS. Proximity between caudal PPN and brainstem structures implicated in control of micturition is a possible explanation.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Medicine and Dentistry > Clinical Medicine |
| Departments, Centres and Research Units | Psychology > InfantLab |
| Date Deposited | 19 Apr 2012 09:32 |
| Last Modified | 07 Dec 2012 12:58 |