Gamma knife pallidotomy in advanced Parkinson's disease

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 535-538

  Friedman, Joseph H ^a,c,f   Epstein, Mel ^a,e   Sanes, Jerome N ^b   Lieberman, Phillip ^a   Cullen, K ^d   Lindquist, C ^a,e   Daamen, Maxim ^a,c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Roger William University   (United States)

^d Roger Williams Medical Center   (United States)

^e RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSKINESIA; GAMMA RADIATION; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BRAIN EDEMA; GAMMA RAYS; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0029981679     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.410390416     Document Type: Article

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