conclusions ma is nowadays the most accurate stereotactic anatomic guide for targeting the human na. it is a representative example of how stereotactic microanatomy could serve the development of stereotactic microneurosurgery. following the currently used trajectory through the alic, a dbs electrode placement within the na, targeting the ma, is feasible, allowing either na or alic stimulation....

The purpose of this paper is to present a design of a minimal grounded situation model (GSM) [Mavridis and Roy 2005, Mavridis 2005] which will enable a conversational robot to pass the “Token Test”. The “Token Test” is a standard test designed to assess early situated language skills of children. This specific design is given as an example of a wider methodology. According to this methodology, ...

Sir, We thank Dr Mavridis for this very thoughtful comment about nucleus accumbens atrophy in patients with Parkinson’s disease from a neurosurgical point of view. Indeed it had been previously reported that dopamine loss also occurs in the nucleus accumbens of patients with Parkinson’s disease especially at the advanced stages (Farley et al., 1977). Different groups, including our own have sho...

Sir, We thank Dr Mavridis for this very thoughtful comment about nucleus accumbens atrophy in patients with Parkinson’s disease from a neurosurgical point of view. Indeed it had been previously reported that dopamine loss also occurs in the nucleus accumbens of patients with Parkinson’s disease especially at the advanced stages (Farley et al., 1977). Different groups, including our own have sho...

In this edition of the Medical Journal of Indonesia, Mavridis et al1 reported a rare case of takotsubo cardiomyopathy. In this case, a pneumothorax patients suffered continuous shortness of breath although pulmonary collapse has been relieved after sealed drainage. Specific STsegment elevation on ECG along with elevation of troponin I, have led the physician to confirm diagnosis of myocardial i...