The two sides of associative plasticity in writer's cramp

D Weise, A Schramm, K Stefan, A Wolters, K Reiners… - Brain, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Neuronal plasticity is to be kept within operational limits to serve its purpose as a safe
memory system that shapes and focuses sensory and motor representations. Temporal and …

Paired associative stimulation

J Classen, A Wolters, K Stefan, M Wycislo… - Supplements to Clinical …, 2004 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary Paired associative stimulation (PAS) refers to a paradigm consisting of
slow-rate repetitive low-frequency median nerve stimulation combined with transcranial …

[HTML][HTML] Pallidal deep-brain stimulation in primary generalized or segmental dystonia

A Kupsch, R Benecke, J Müller… - … England Journal of …, 2006 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Neurostimulation of the internal globus pallidus has been shown to be effective
in reducing symptoms of primary dystonia. We compared this surgical treatment with sham …

A temporally asymmetric Hebbian rule governing plasticity in the human motor cortex

A Wolters, F Sandbrink… - Journal of …, 2003 - journals.physiology.org
Synaptic plasticity is conspicuously dependent on the temporal order of the pre-and
postsynaptic activity. Human motor cortical excitability can be increased by a paired …

Pallidal deep brain stimulation in patients with primary generalised or segmental dystonia: 5-year follow-up of a randomised trial

J Volkmann, A Wolters, A Kupsch, J Müller… - The Lancet …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Severe forms of primary dystonia are difficult to manage medically. We
assessed the safety and efficacy of pallidal neurostimulation in patients with primary …

Pallidal neurostimulation in patients with medication-refractory cervical dystonia: a randomised, sham-controlled trial

J Volkmann, J Mueller, G Deuschl, AA Kühn… - The Lancet …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background Cervical dystonia is managed mainly by repeated botulinum toxin injections.
We aimed to establish whether pallidal neurostimulation could improve symptoms in …

Transcranial brain sonography findings in discriminating between parkinsonism and idiopathic Parkinson disease

U Walter, D Dressler, T Probst, A Wolters… - Archives of …, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
Background In several pilot studies, transcranial brain sonography findings of substantia
nigra and lenticular nucleus discriminated between idiopathic Parkinson disease (PD) and …

Timing‐dependent plasticity in human primary somatosensory cortex

A Wolters, A Schmidt, A Schramm… - The Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Animal experiments suggest that cortical sensory representations may be remodelled as a
consequence of changing synaptic efficacy by timing‐dependent associative neuronal …

Short-and long-term outcome of chronic pallidal neurostimulation in monogenic isolated dystonia

N Brüggemann, A Kühn, SA Schneider, C Kamm… - Neurology, 2015 - AAN Enterprises
Objectives: Deep brain stimulation of the internal pallidum (GPi-DBS) is an established
therapeutic option in treatment-refractory dystonia, and the identification of factors predicting …

Pallidal deep brain stimulation improves quality of life in segmental and generalized dystonia: results from a prospective, randomized sham‐controlled trial

J Mueller, IM Skogseid, R Benecke… - Movement …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
As part of the first randomized, sham‐timulation controlled trial on deep brain stimulation
(DBS) in primary segmental or generalized dystonia, health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) …