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List of works by Patrick Mertens

Anatomical location of effective deep brain stimulation electrodes in chronic cluster headache.

scientific article published on 17 March 2010

Anatomical study of the central myelin portion and transitional zone of the vestibulocochlear nerve

scientific article published on 23 August 2012

Anatomie structurelle des nerfs crâniens (V, VII, VIII, IX, X)

scientific article published on 27 March 2009

Anatomy of the pineal region applied to its surgical approach

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Anatomy, physiology and neurobiology of the nociception: a focus on low back pain (part A).

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Assessment of vinyl polysiloxane as an innovative injection material for the anatomical study of vasculature

scientific article published on 13 October 2015

Bilateral pallidal deep brain stimulation for the treatment of patients with dystonia-choreoathetosis cerebral palsy: a prospective pilot study

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Bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation in advanced Parkinson's disease: five year follow-up

scientific article published on 26 February 2009

Brain opioid receptor density predicts motor cortex stimulation efficacy for chronic pain

scientific article published on 27 July 2013

Cranial nerve vascular compression syndromes of the trigeminal, facial and vago-glossopharyngeal nerves: comparative anatomical study of the central myelin portion and transitional zone; correlations with incidences of corresponding hyperactive dysf

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Definition of a stereotactic 3-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging template of the human insula

scientific article published in March 2013

Description of sulcal organization of the insular cortex

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Development of the sensorimotor cortex in the human fetus: a morphological description

scientific article published on 28 June 2014

Do the effects measured by intraoperative and postoperative STN macrostimulation in Parkinson's disease match?

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Does the rectus femoris nerve block improve knee recurvatum in adult stroke patients? A kinematic and electromyographic study

scientific article published on 7 November 2013

Dorsal root entry zone lesioning for pain after brachial plexus avulsion: Results with special emphasis on differential effects on the paroxysmal versus the continuous components. A prospective study in a 29-patient consecutive series

scientific article published on May 5, 2011

Efficacy of subthalamic nucleus stimulation in C9ORF72 expansion related parkinsonism

scientific article published on 24 July 2014

French guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of classical trigeminal neuralgia (French Headache Society and French Neurosurgical Society)

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From "mechanical" to "neuropathic" back pain concept in FBSS patients. A systematic review based on factors leading to the chronification of pain (part C).

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Functional anatomy of the cochlear nerve and the central auditory system

scientific article (publication date: April 2009)

Functional anatomy of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory and hypoglossal cranial nerves

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Functional exploration for neuropathic pain

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IS EXPOSURE OF THE SUPERIOR SAGITTAL SINUS NECESSARY IN THE INTERHEMISPHERIC APPROACH?

scientific article published on 01 November 2009

Intraoperative Monitoring of Diaphragm Neural Pathways During Cervical Surgery by Electrical Stimulation and Recordings of Ventilator Waveforms: Physiological Bases and Pilot Study.

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Is Life better after motor cortex stimulation for pain control? Results at long-term and their prediction by preoperative rTMS.

scientific article published on January 2014

Is pineal melatonin released in the third ventricle in humans? A study in movement disorders

scientific article published on 26 June 2014

Is the medicolegal issue avoidable in neurosurgery? A retrospective survey of a series of 115 medicolegal cases from public hospitals

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Latex injection of cadaver heads: technical note

scientific article published on December 2010

MRI-based definition of a stereotactic two-dimensional template of the human insula

scientific article published on 12 November 2009

Melatonin is released in the third ventricle in humans. A study in movement disorders

scientific article published on 11 December 2009

Microsurgical anatomy of the transoval percutaneous route to the trigeminal cave and the trigeminal ganglion

scientific article published on 26 March 2009

Morphometry and localization of the temporal transverse Heschl's gyrus in magnetic resonance imaging: a guide for cortical stimulation of chronic tinnitus

scientific article published on 24 August 2012

Motor cortex stimulation does not improve dystonia secondary to a focal basal ganglia lesion

scientific article published on 6 December 2013

Multicolumn spinal cord stimulation for significant low back pain in failed back surgery syndrome: design of a national, multicentre, randomized, controlled health economics trial (ESTIMET Study).

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Neurostimulation for Parkinson's Disease with Early Motor Complications

scholarly article by W.M.M. Schuepbach et al published 14 February 2013 in The New England Journal of Medicine

Non-motor dopamine withdrawal syndrome after surgery for Parkinson's disease: predictors and underlying mesolimbic denervation

scientific article published on 17 March 2010

Pain relief by rTMS: differential effect of current flow but no specific action on pain subtypes

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Parkinsonian apathy responds to dopaminergic stimulation of D2/D3 receptors with piribedil

scientific article published on 29 March 2013

Pathophysiological characterisation of back pain generators in failed back surgery syndrome (part B).

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Percutaneous approach to the foramen ovale: an anatomical study of the extracranial trajectory with the incorrect trajectories to be avoided

scientific article published on 7 February 2010

Postoperative apathy can neutralise benefits in quality of life after subthalamic stimulation for Parkinson's disease

scientific article published on 30 April 2015

Psychostimulant effect of levodopa: reversing sensitisation is possible

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Safety and efficacy of deep brain stimulation in refractory cluster headache: a randomized placebo-controlled double-blind trial followed by a 1-year open extension

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The 360 photography: a new anatomical insight of the sphenoid bone. Interest for anatomy teaching and skull base surgery

scientific article published on 2 June 2016

The accumbofrontal fasciculus in the human brain: a microsurgical anatomical study

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The maxillary artery and its variants: an anatomical study with neurosurgical applications

scientific article published on 13 February 2017

Torsional nystagmus induced by subthalamic nucleus stimulation

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Training charter in spasticity neurosurgery added competence

scientific article published on 11 April 2017

Traitement neurochirurgical de la douleur chronique

scientific article published on 10 February 2015

Treatment of trigeminal neuralgia with radiosurgery

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What is the dorsal median sulcus of the spinal cord? Interest for surgical approach of intramedullary tumors

scientific article published on 31 August 2013

Étude anatomique du territoire musculaire du latissimus dorsi vascularisé par la branche transverse de l’artère thoraco-dorsale

scientific article published on 28 June 2014

Évacuation des hématomes sous-duraux chroniques par la technique du twist-drill. Résultats d’une étude randomisée prospective entre un drainage de 48heures et un drainage de 96heures

scientific article published on 06 January 2010