Harrison C Walker

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Affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Short latency activation of cortex by clinically effective thalamic brain stimulation for tremor
    Harrison C Walker
    Department of Neurology, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    Mov Disord 27:1404-12. 2012
  2. ncbi Short latency activation of cortex during clinically effective subthalamic deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease
    Harrison C Walker
    Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294 0017, USA
    Mov Disord 27:864-73. 2012
  3. ncbi Weight changes associated with unilateral STN DBS and advanced PD
    Harrison C Walker
    Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
    Parkinsonism Relat Disord 15:709-11. 2009
  4. ncbi Bilateral effects of unilateral subthalamic deep brain stimulation on Parkinson's disease at 1 year
    Harrison C Walker
    Department of Neurology, Division of Movement Disorders, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294 0017, USA
    Neurosurgery 65:302-9; discussion 309-10. 2009
  5. ncbi Relief of acquired stuttering associated with Parkinson's disease by unilateral left subthalamic brain stimulation
    Harrison C Walker
    Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 7th Avenue, South Birmingham, AL 35212, USA
    J Speech Lang Hear Res 52:1652-7. 2009
  6. ncbi Activation of subthalamic neurons by contralateral subthalamic deep brain stimulation in Parkinson disease
    Harrison C Walker
    Division of Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    J Neurophysiol 105:1112-21. 2011
  7. ncbi High-frequency deep brain stimulation of the putamen improves bradykinesia in Parkinson's disease
    Erwin B Montgomery
    Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    Mov Disord 26:2232-8. 2011
  8. ncbi Unilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation improves sleep quality in Parkinson's disease
    Amy W Amara
    Division of Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
    Parkinsonism Relat Disord 18:63-8. 2012
  9. ncbi A trial of scheduled deep brain stimulation for Tourette syndrome: moving away from continuous deep brain stimulation paradigms
    Michael S Okun
    Department of Neurology, University of Florida Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, Gainesville, FL, USA
    JAMA Neurol 70:85-94. 2013

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Publications9

  1. ncbi Short latency activation of cortex by clinically effective thalamic brain stimulation for tremor
    Harrison C Walker
    Department of Neurology, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    Mov Disord 27:1404-12. 2012
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  2. ncbi Short latency activation of cortex during clinically effective subthalamic deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease
    Harrison C Walker
    Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294 0017, USA
    Mov Disord 27:864-73. 2012
    ....
  3. ncbi Weight changes associated with unilateral STN DBS and advanced PD
    Harrison C Walker
    Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
    Parkinsonism Relat Disord 15:709-11. 2009
    ..0001, respectively, chi square test). We conclude that unilateral STN DBS in PD is associated with weight gain, which offsets weight loss associated with advanced PD...
  4. ncbi Bilateral effects of unilateral subthalamic deep brain stimulation on Parkinson's disease at 1 year
    Harrison C Walker
    Department of Neurology, Division of Movement Disorders, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294 0017, USA
    Neurosurgery 65:302-9; discussion 309-10. 2009
    ..To quantify the benefit of unilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) on contralateral, ipsilateral, and axial symptoms of advanced Parkinson's disease...
  5. ncbi Relief of acquired stuttering associated with Parkinson's disease by unilateral left subthalamic brain stimulation
    Harrison C Walker
    Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 7th Avenue, South Birmingham, AL 35212, USA
    J Speech Lang Hear Res 52:1652-7. 2009
    ..In this article, the authors report a case of acquired stuttering associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) that was responsive to unilateral subthalamic nucleus deep-brain stimulation (STN DBS) in the language-dominant hemisphere...
  6. ncbi Activation of subthalamic neurons by contralateral subthalamic deep brain stimulation in Parkinson disease
    Harrison C Walker
    Division of Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    J Neurophysiol 105:1112-21. 2011
    ..These findings demonstrate complex responses to DBS and imply that output activation throughout the basal ganglia-thalamic-cortical network rather than local inhibition is a therapeutic mechanism of DBS...
  7. ncbi High-frequency deep brain stimulation of the putamen improves bradykinesia in Parkinson's disease
    Erwin B Montgomery
    Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    Mov Disord 26:2232-8. 2011
    ..These observations, together with microelectrode recordings reported in the literature, argue that deep brain stimulation effects may be system specific and not structure specific...
  8. ncbi Unilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation improves sleep quality in Parkinson's disease
    Amy W Amara
    Division of Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
    Parkinsonism Relat Disord 18:63-8. 2012
    ..Unilateral STN DBS also improves motor function in PD, but its effects on sleep have not been extensively investigated...
  9. ncbi A trial of scheduled deep brain stimulation for Tourette syndrome: moving away from continuous deep brain stimulation paradigms
    Michael S Okun
    Department of Neurology, University of Florida Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, Gainesville, FL, USA
    JAMA Neurol 70:85-94. 2013
    ..To collect the information necessary to design the methods and outcome variables for a larger trial of scheduled deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Tourette syndrome...