Abstract In 1992 the Core Assessment Program for Intracerebral Transplantations (CAPIT)
was published providing the minimal requirements for a common patient evaluation …

This paper reviews issues in speech motor control and a class of communication disorders
known as motor speech disorders. Speech motor control refers to the systems and strategies …

Background Surgical intervention for advanced Parkinson's disease is an option if medical
therapy fails to control symptoms adequately. We aimed to assess whether surgery and best …

The aim of this study was to examine possible neuropsychological changes in patients with
advanced idiopathic Parkinson's disease treated with bilateral deep brain stimulation (DBS) …

Dysarthria in Parkinson's disease can be characterised by monotony of pitch and loudness,
reduced stress, variable rate, imprecise consonants, and a breathy and harsh voice. Use of …

Disconnection syndromes were originally conceptualized as a disruption of communication
between different cerebral cortical areas. Two developments mandate a re-evaluation of this …

This review aims to relate recent findings describing the role and neural connectivity of the
basal ganglia to the clinical neuropsychiatry of basal ganglia movement disorders and to the …

Since the early 1930s, physicians have developed and refined various surgical therapies for
the treatment of Parkinson's disease. In this review we examine some of the problems …

There is a renewal of interest in surgical approaches including lesions and deep brain
stimulation directed at motor subcorticofrontal loops. Bilateral lesioning presents a far …

High‐frequency stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) improves the motor signs of
Parkinson's disease (PD). The three main components (motor, associative, and limbic) of the …