Search Results - "DOSTROVSKY, Jonathan O"
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Beta Oscillatory Activity in the Subthalamic Nucleus and Its Relation to Dopaminergic Response in Parkinson's Disease
Published in Journal of neurophysiology (01-12-2006)“…1 Department of Physiology, 2 Toronto Western Hospital, Division of Neurosurgery, and 3 Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of Toronto;…”
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Chronic Anterior Thalamus Stimulation for Intractable Epilepsy
Published in Epilepsia (Copenhagen) (01-06-2002)“…Purpose: A significant number of patients with epilepsy remain poorly controlled despite antiepileptic medication (AED) treatment and are not eligible for…”
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Role of Glia in Orofacial Pain
Published in The Neuroscientist (01-06-2011)“…Several acute and chronic pain conditions in the face or mouth are very common, and some are unique to the orofacial region. However, the etiology and…”
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Astroglia in Medullary Dorsal Horn (Trigeminal Spinal Subnucleus Caudalis) Are Involved in Trigeminal Neuropathic Pain Mechanisms
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (09-09-2009)“…The aim of this study was to investigate whether astroglia in the medullary dorsal horn (trigeminal spinal subnucleus caudalis; Vc) may be involved in…”
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Oscillatory activity in the globus pallidus internus: Comparison between Parkinson’s disease and dystonia
Published in Clinical neurophysiology (01-02-2012)“…Highlights ► 30% of globus pallidus neurons in Parkinson’s disease patients have 11–30 Hz beta oscillatory activity. ► Globus pallidus firing is coherent with…”
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The gap junction blocker carbenoxolone attenuates nociceptive behavior and medullary dorsal horn central sensitization induced by partial infraorbital nerve transection in rats
Published in Pain (Amsterdam) (01-02-2014)“…The gap junction blocker carbenoxolone attenuated nociceptive behavior and central sensitization of medullary dorsal horn nociceptive neurons induced by…”
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Pregabalin suppresses nociceptive behavior and central sensitization in a rat trigeminal neuropathic pain model
Published in The journal of pain (01-02-2013)“…The aim of this study was to determine whether pregabalin affects nociceptive behavior and central sensitization in a trigeminal neuropathic pain model. A…”
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Deep brain stimulation for chronic neuropathic pain: Long-term outcome and the incidence of insertional effect
Published in Pain (Amsterdam) (01-11-2006)“…We conducted a retrospective analysis of long-term results of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for the treatment of neuropathic pain. Twenty-one patients had…”
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Frequency-dependent effects of electrical stimulation in the globus pallidus of dystonia patients
Published in Journal of neurophysiology (01-07-2012)“…Deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the globus pallidus internus (GPi) has been shown to improve dystonia, a movement disorder of repetitive twisting movements and…”
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Selective enhancement of rapid eye movement sleep by deep brain stimulation of the human pons
Published in Annals of neurology (01-07-2009)“…Animal studies suggest that rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is governed by the interaction of REM‐promoting and REM‐inhibiting nuclei in the pontomesencephalic…”
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Astroglial Glutamate Glutamine Shuttle Is Involved in Central Sensitization of Nociceptive Neurons in Rat Medullary Dorsal Horn
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (22-08-2007)“…Growing evidence suggests that astroglia are involved in pain states, but no studies have tested their possible involvement in modulating the activity of…”
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Stimulation-induced inhibition of neuronal firing in human subthalamic nucleus
Published in Experimental brain research (01-06-2004)“…The subthalamic nucleus (STN) is an important component of the basal ganglia (BG) and plays a major role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD)…”
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Human Anterior Cingulate Cortex Neurons Encode Cognitive and Emotional Demands
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (14-09-2005)“…The cortical mechanisms and substrates of cognitive and emotional demands are poorly understood. Lesion studies and functional imaging implicate the anterior…”
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Synchronized Neuronal Discharge in the Basal Ganglia of Parkinsonian Patients Is Limited to Oscillatory Activity
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (01-04-2002)“…It has been proposed that an increase in synchronization between neurons in the basal ganglia contributes to the clinical features of Parkinson's disease (PD)…”
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Activation of peripheral P2X receptors is sufficient to induce central sensitization in rat medullary dorsal horn nociceptive neurons
Published in Neuroscience letters (27-09-2012)“…► ATP contributes to the development of central sensitization (CS) in medullary nociceptive neurons. ► Application of purinergic agonist to the rat tooth pulp…”
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Pallidal neuronal activity: Implications for models of dystonia
Published in Annals of neurology (01-04-2003)“…Dystonia is a neurological syndrome involving sustained contractions of opposing muscles leading to abnormal movements and postures. Recent studies report…”
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Response of human thalamic neurons to high-frequency stimulation
Published in PloS one (07-05-2014)“…Thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment for tremor, but the mechanisms of action remain unclear. Previous studies of human thalamic…”
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Characterization of REM-sleep associated ponto-geniculo-occipital waves in the human pons
Published in Sleep (New York, N.Y.) (01-07-2007)“…Ponto-geniculo-occipital (PGO) waves are phasic pontine, lateral geniculate, and cortical field potentials occurring during and before REM sleep that are…”
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Levodopa response in long-term bilateral subthalamic stimulation for Parkinson's disease
Published in Movement disorders (15-05-2007)“…Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN‐DBS) is effective in advanced Parkinson's disease (PD), but its effects on the levodopa response are unclear…”
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Systemic pregabalin attenuates facial hypersensitivity and noxious stimulus-evoked release of glutamate in medullary dorsal horn in a rodent model of trigeminal neuropathic pain
Published in Neurochemistry international (01-05-2013)“…Pregabalin is effective in treating many neuropathic pain conditions. However, the mechanisms of its analgesic effects remain poorly understood. The aim of the…”
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