Clarifying the clinical application and mechanisms of pedunculopontine nucleus deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease [ 2014 - 2016 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Arthur Thevathasan (Principal investigator)

Brief description Over 64,000 Australians have Parkinson’s disease. Most patients with Parkinson’s disease ultimately develop gait ‘freezing’ and poor balance, which impair quality of life and cause falls. Unfortunately, gait freezing and poor balance often don’t improve with conventional treatments. We are therefore helping to develop a new treatment for these symptoms, which involves implanting a pacemaker into a very deep region in the brain called the “Pedunculopontine Nucleus’.

Funding Amount $AUD 202,320.63

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes New Investigator Grant