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Review
. 2018 Dec;33(12):1871-1875.
doi: 10.1002/mds.27540. Epub 2018 Nov 6.

Targeting the pedunculopontine nucleus in Parkinson's disease: Time to go back to the drawing board

Roger L Albin  1   2   3 , D James Surmeier  4   5 , Cecilia Tubert  4 , Martin Sarter  3   6 , Martijn L T M Müller  3   7 , Nicolaas I Bohnen  1   2   3   7 , William T Dauer  1   2   3   8
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Review

Targeting the pedunculopontine nucleus in Parkinson's disease: Time to go back to the drawing board

Roger L Albin et al. Mov Disord. 2018 Dec.
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