Deep brain stimulation for essential tremor

Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1150-1153

  Hubble, J P ^a,c   Busenbark, K L ^a   Wilkinson, S ^a   Penn, R D ^b   Lyons, K ^a   Koller, W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THALAMOTOMY; TREMOR;

EID: 0029864252     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.46.4.1150     Document Type: Article

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