Pinpointing the precise stimulation targets for brain rehabilitation in early-stage Parkinson’s disease

BMC Neuroscience

Table 2 Scalp-to-cortex distance (SCD) of the seven targets of left DLPFC

SCD	Normal controls (n = 36)	PD patients (n = 47)	t (χ²)	p value
1. BA9 center	14.75 ± 2.68	15.71 ± 2.26	-1.78	0.079
2. EEG F3	14.53 ± 2.67	15.53 ± 2.32	-1.83	0.072
3. Average 5 cm	14.24 ± 2.64	15.08 ± 2.31	-1.55	0.125
4. Fitzgerald Target	14.04 ± 2.49	15.11 ± 2.02	-2.14	0.036
5. Paus Cho Target	16.28 ± 3.98	18.02 ± 2.52	-2.42	0.018
6. Rusjan Target	14.03 ± 2.49	14.94 ± 2.02	-1.85	0.069
7. BA 46 center	14.06 ± 2.76	15.22 ± 1.99	-2.23	0.029

Note. Data are raw scores and presented as mean ± SD.
Abbreviations: DLPFC = Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex; PD = Parkinson’s Disease; BA = Brodmann Area; EEG = Electroencephalography.

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