Structural connectivity predicts the amelioration of postoperative rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder in Parkinson's disease patients who underwent subthalamic nucleus–deep brain stimulation

The effectiveness of STN-DBS for PD-RBD is significantly related to the VTA of electrodes. An appreciable effect may be achieved from VTA circumscribing the STN associative subnucleus, anterior thalamic radiation-9p, DRTT-SFL, and superior thalamic radiation-8BL fibers.