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. 2021 Sep 30;11(9):e047670. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047670

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Target area definition and electrode positioning. The mesencephalic locomotor region can be targeted by aiming anterior to the inferior colliculus (IC), lateral of the periaqueductal grey (PAG) and slightly posterior to the central tegmental tract (CTT).^{90 92} (A) Coronal, (B) axial and (C) sagittal view of the mesencephalon of the first patient successfully included in the deep brain stimulation-spinal cord injury trial, showing the localisation of the implanted lead (red dot in light grey area). A, anterior; I, inferior; L, left; P, posterior; R, right; S, superior; SC, superior colliculus.