Efficacy and safety of stereotaxic surgical treatment of tremor disorders

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 507-514

  Koller, W ^a   Hristova, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Royal Hospital   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Essential tremor; Parkinson's disease; Post traumatic tremor; Thalamic stimulation; Thalamotomy pallidotomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; HUMAN; PARESIS; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SPEECH DISORDER; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THALAMOTOMY; TREMOR;

EID: 0029961454     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.1996.tb00265.x     Document Type: Article

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