The Influence of Playing a Non-Reward Game on Motor Ability and Executive Function in Parkinson’s Disease by Alisson Menezes Araújo Lima, Fabiana de Campos Cordeiro Hirata, Gabriela Sales de Bruin, Rosa Maria Salani Mota, Veralice Meireles Sales de Bruin

“…Our results suggest a role for the reward system in the modulation of the dopaminergic function of the basal ganglia in these patients.…”
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The On-Freezing Phenomenon: Cognitive and Behavioral Aspects by Rita Moretti, Paola Torre, Rodolfo M. Antonello, Francesca Esposito, Giuseppe Bellini

“…Differently, the on-freezing phenomenon seems to be related to a neural disruption of the frontal-parietal-basal ganglia-pontine projections; clinically, it does not respond to therapy modifications or to different drug titration. …”
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Treatment Challenges in a Tourette Syndrome Patient with Self-Injurious Behaviour: Case Report and Literature Review by G. Asadauskaitė, G. Jasionytė, M. Karnickas

“…The pathogenesis of Tourette syndrome emphasizes the dysfunction of neuronal networks in the basal ganglia. It leads to impaired inhibition in the sensorimotor cortex of the brain, which results in motor and vocal tics. …”
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A systematic review of neurological symptoms and brain abnormalities in SARS-CoV-2 infections by Daniel Montoya, Jacobo Albert, Sarah Lopez-Martin

“…The most affected brain area was the corpus callosum, followed by the lateral ventricles and surrounding areas, the midbrain, the basal ganglia, the internal capsule, the olfactory bulb, the thalamus, the insular cortex, and the amygdala. …”
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A Biopsychosocial Overview of Speech Disorders: Neuroanatomical, Genetic, and Environmental Insights by Diya Jaishankar, Tanvi Raghuram, Bhuvanesh Kumar Raju, Divyanka Swarna, Shriya Parekh, Narendra Chirmule, Vikramsingh Gujar

“…Neuroanatomical structures, such as Broca’s area, Wernicke’s area, the arcuate fasciculus, and basal ganglia, along with their connectivity, play critical roles in speech production, comprehension, and motor coordination. …”
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Primary Dural Spinal Lymphoma Presentation of a Rare Spinal Tumor Case by Dilber Ayçiçek Çeçen, Necati Tatarlı, Hikmet Turan Süslü, Selçuk Özdoğan, Nagehan Özdemir Barışık

“…Extranodal primary lymphoma involving nervous system prefers thalamus/basal ganglia, periventricular region, cerebellum, eyes, meninges/dura, and cranial nerves or spinal cord. …”
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Pragmatic algorithm for visual assessment of 4-Repeat tauopathies in [18F]PI-2620 PET Scans by Theresa Bauer, Matthias Brendel, Mirlind Zaganjori, Alexander M. Bernhardt, Alexander Jäck, Sophia Stöcklein, Maximilian Scheifele, Johannes Levin, Thilo van Eimeren, Alexander Drzezga, Osama Sabri, Henryk Barthel, Robert Perneczky, Günter Höglinger, Nicolai Franzmeier, Johannes Gnörich

“…A regional analysis was performed using the cortex, basal ganglia, midbrain, and dentate nucleus. Sensitivity, specificity, and interrater agreement were calculated for all settings and compared against the visual reads of parametric images (0–60-minutes, distribution volume ratios, DVR). …”
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A cortico-subcortical loop for motor control via the pontine reticular formation by Emília Bősz, Viktor M. Plattner, László Biró, Kata Kóta, Marco A. Diana, László Acsády

“…Summary: Movement and locomotion are controlled by large neuronal circuits like the cortex-basal ganglia (BG)-thalamus loop. Besides the inhibitory thalamic output, the BG directly control movement via specialized connections with the brainstem. …”
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A pilot exploratory study for analysis of clinical features and plasma catecholamines in blepharospasm by Lixia Zhu, Hongmei Meng, Wuqiong Zhang, Lijuan Wang, Weixuan Zhao, Jiaai Li, Nilupaer Shafeng, Huaiyu Sun, Ting Jiang, Huiqing Liu, Yu Guo, Shuai Hou

“…Abstract Blepharospasm (BSP) is a common focal movement disorder linked to the basal ganglia and plasma catecholamines (CAs). This study aimed to analyze clinical characteristics of BSP patients and explore the relationship with plasma CAs. …”
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Clinical and Imaging Prognosis in Patients with Delayed Encephalopathy after Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning by Jinzhi Liu, Zhihua Si, Jie Liu, Yan Lin, Jing Yuan, Shan Xu, Yan He, Tao Zhang, Aihua Wang

“…MRI revealed lesions in the bilateral cerebral white matter and/or basal ganglia. Except for the pathologically confirmed DEACMP, epileptic seizure, hemiplegia, and vegetative state, the remaining symptoms had been improved, especially the cognitive impairment, which had been decreased from 95% to 25% and psychiatric symptoms also decreased from 95% to 55% at the 6-month follow-up. …”
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A realistic human head phantom for electromagnetic detection of brain diseases by Zelin Bai, Diyou Chen, Ke Ma, Gui Jin, Jinlong Qiu, Quanquan Li, Haocheng Li, Mingsheng Chen

“…This article combines high-precision computed tomography (CT) images and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images to establish an electromagnetic numerical model of the human head with a real anatomical structure. (1) It had Asian characteristics and encompassed 14 different structures, including skin, muscles, cranial bones, cerebrospinal fluid, cerebral veins, cerebral arteries, gray matter, white matter of the brain, basal ganglia, thalamus, cerebellum, brainstem, eyeballs, and vertebrae. (2) The model used a combination of 0.625 mm-resolution CT and 1 mm-resolution MRI image data for reconstruction, with a smooth surface and high accuracy. (3) Within the simulation environment, this model enabled the generation of various brain disease scenarios, such as different types and degrees of cerebral hemorrhage and cerebral ischemia. …”
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Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and gut microbiota composition: what do we know? by Veronica Maria Tagi, Veronica Maria Tagi, Martina Tosi, Martina Tosi, Ilenia Pia Greco, Eliana Stucchi, Elvira Verduci, Elvira Verduci, Gianvincenzo Zuccotti, Gianvincenzo Zuccotti

“…Post-streptococcal autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders (PANDAS) are a group of pathological condition characterized by sudden-onset obsessive-compulsive and tic disorders following beta-hemolytic Streptococcus group A (GAS) infection, hypothesized to be caused by autoimmune mechanisms targeting the basal ganglia. Scant literature is available regarding the microbiota composition in children with PANDAS, however few studies support the hypothesis that streptococcal infections may alter gut microbiota composition in these patients, leading to chronic inflammation that may impact the brain function and behavior. …”
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Acupuncture for Parkinson’s Disease: Efficacy Evaluation and Mechanisms in the Dopaminergic Neural Circuit by Yadan Zhao, Zichen Zhang, Siru Qin, Wen Fan, Wei Li, Jingyi Liu, Songtao Wang, Zhifang Xu, Meidan Zhao

“…It has also been found that acupuncture can protect dopaminergic neurons from degeneration via antioxidative stress, anti-inflammatory, and antiapoptotic pathways as well as modulating the neurotransmitter balance in the basal ganglia circuit. Here, we review current studies and reflect on the potential of acupuncture as a novel and effective treatment strategy for PD. …”
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Unrecognized Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type 1A as a Cause of Hypocalcemia and Seizures in a 64-Year-Old Woman by Patrizia Del Monte, Carla Micaela Cuttica, Alessandro Marugo, Luca Foppiani, Daniela Audenino, Tomasz Tadeusz Godowicz, Francesca Marta Elli, Giovanna Mantovani, Emilio Di Maria

“…Brain CT scan revealed calcifications of the basal ganglia, cortical and subcortical white matter, and cerebellum. …”
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Sleep in Genetically Confirmed Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration: A Video-Polysomnographic Study by Maria Livia Fantini, Giovanni Cossu, Andrea Molari, Monia Cabinio, Ozlem Uyanik, Roberto Cilia, Maurizio Melis, Angelo Antonini, Luigi Ferini-Strambi

“…Patients show iron accumulation in the basal ganglia, with neuronal loss and gliosis. A mutation of pantothenate kinase (PANK2) gene localized on chromosome 20p13 has been described in familiar forms, as well as in sporadic patients. …”
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Striatal Input- and Rate-Dependent Effects of Muscarinic Receptors on Pallidal Firing by Enrique Querejeta, Alberto Alatorre, Alain Ríos, Rafael Barrientos, Aldo Oviedo-Chávez, Rosa Amalia Bobadilla-Lugo, Alfonso Delgado

“…The globus pallidus (GP) plays a key role in the overall basal ganglia (BG) activity. Despite evidence of cholinergic inputs to GP, their role in the spiking activity of GP neurons has not received attention. …”
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Primary large B-cell lymphoma of the central nervous system misdiagnosed as autoimmune encephalitis: a case report by Aihui Ren, Guanwen Zeng, Riling Chen, Zhixing Cao, Wenyan Zhuo, Yubin Liang, Yubin Liang

“…Initial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis was unremarkable, while MRI scans (both plain and contrast-enhanced) showed abnormal signals in the left brainstem, thalamus, and basal ganglia regions, with specific enhancement patterns, and arterial spin labeling (ASL) demonstrated hyperperfusion. …”
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Induction of annexin-1 at transcriptional and post-transcriptional level in rat brain by methylprednisolone and the 21-aminosteroid U74389F by P. H. Voermans, K. G. Go, G. J. Ter Horst, M. H. J. Ruiters, E. Solito, L. Parente

“…In the pretreated animals Anx-1 immunostaining was unchanged in cortex, basal ganglia, amygdala and septum, but more intense in hippocampus, hypothalamus and thalamus. …”
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Connectome-based disentangling of epilepsy networks from insular stereoelectroencephalographic leads by Kathrin Machetanz, Eliane Weinbrenner, Thomas Volkmar Wuttke, Silke Ethofer, Randolph Helfrich, Josua Kegele, Stephan Lauxmann, Michael Alber, Sabine Rona, Marcos Tatagiba, Holger Lerche, Jürgen Honegger, Georgios Naros

“…We identified insular connections to the superior temporal gyrus and heschl gyrus in sensory seizures and projections to the somatosensory cortex in somatosensory seizures. Insula-basal ganglia pathways were found in cognitive seizure manifestations, while insular connectivity to fronto-basal regions were strongest in patients with autonomic seizures.ConclusionThe semiology of seizures is mirrored in the functional connectivity of insular epileptic discharges. …”
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Subtle changes in Purkinje cell firing in Purkinje cell-specific Dyt1 ΔGAG knock-in mice by Hong Xing, Pallavi Girdhar, Yuning Liu, Fumiaki Yokoi, David E. Vaillancourt, Yuqing Li

“…Our results also contribute to the ongoing research of how basal ganglia and cerebellum interact to influence motor control in normal states and movement disorders.…”
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