Anchoring of deep brain stimulation electrodes using a microplate: Technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1181-1183

  Favre, Jacques ^a   Taha, Jamal M ^a   Steel, Timothy ^a   Burchiel, Kim J ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anchor; deep brain stimulation; microplate; movement disorder; pain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CHRONIC PAIN; ELECTRODE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THALAMUS; TREMOR;

EID: 0029856433     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.85.6.1181     Document Type: Article

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