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Project Number: | I01CX002086-01A2 |
| Title: | Subthalamic deep brain stimulation to modulate vestibular heading perception in Parkinsons disease. |
| Principal Investigator: | Aasef G Shaikh |
| Location: | Cleveland, OH |
| Congressional District Code: | 11 |
| Research Service: | Clinical Science R&D |
| Project Period: | January 2021 - December 2024 |
| FY 2023 Funding Amount: | $164,263 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$655,551 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder affecting human movements. PD is not just a motor disease. It also results in impaired multi-sensory processing that is critical for encoding self- orientation and self-motion. Ultimately, this leads to abnormal spatial navigation, lateral drifts while walking (veering), postural instability and falls in about 70% of patients. Conventional pharmacotherapy or deep brain stimulation (DBS) for PD are variably effective in treating thes... |