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Case Reports
. 2011 Dec;153(12):2357-60.
doi: 10.1007/s00701-011-1155-6. Epub 2011 Sep 17.

Urinary incontinence following deep brain stimulation of the pedunculopontine nucleus

Iciar Aviles-Olmos  1 , Thomas Foltynie, Jalesh Panicker, Dorothy Cowie, Patricia Limousin, Marwan Hariz, Clare J Fowler, Ludvic Zrinzo
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Urinary incontinence following deep brain stimulation of the pedunculopontine nucleus

Iciar Aviles-Olmos et al. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2011 Dec.

Abstract

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.

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