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Pedunculopontine Tegmental Nucleus

Known as: Nucleus Tegmentalis Pedunculopontinus, Peduncular nucleus of pons, Tegmental Nucleus, Pedunculopontine 
Dense collection of cells in the caudal pontomesencephalic tegmentum known to play a role in the functional organization of the BASAL GANGLIA and in… 
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Blood supply aspectsCaudate nucleus structureMicrobiologicalParafascicular Thalamic Nucleus

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Bilateral deep brain stimulation of the pedunculopontine and subthalamic nuclei in severe Parkinson's disease.
Gait disturbances and akinesia are extremely disabling in advanced Parkinson's disease. It has been suggested that modulation of… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Revised nomenclature for avian telencephalon and some related brainstem nuclei
The standard nomenclature that has been used for many telencephalic and related brainstem structures in birds is based on flawed… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
The pedunculopontine nucleus and Parkinson's disease.
Akinesia and gait disturbances are particularly incapacitating for patients with Parkinson's disease. The anatomical and… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Measuring reward with the conditioned place preference paradigm: a comprehensive review of drug effects, recent progress and new issues
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Delayed emergence of a parkinsonian disorder in 38% of 29 older men initially diagnosed with idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder
We report longitudinal data on a group of 29 male patients 50 years of age or older who were initially diagnosed as having… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Nitric oxide synthase and neuronal NADPH diaphorase are identical in brain and peripheral tissues.
NADPH diaphorase staining neurons, uniquely resistant to toxic insults and neurodegenerative disorders, have been colocalized… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Neuronal loss in the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus in Parkinson disease and in progressive supranuclear palsy.
In the brains of humans and other mammals, there are two principal groups of cholinergic nuclei aside from those forming the… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus of the rat: Cytoarchitecture, cytochemistry, and some extrapyramidal connections of the mesopontine tegmentum
The pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus (PPTn) was originally defined on cytoarchitectonic grounds in humans. We have employed… 
Review
1983
Review
1983
Central cholinergic pathways in the rat: An overview based on an alternative nomenclature (Ch1–Ch6)
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Efferent connections of the substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area in the rat
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