Deep Brain Stimulation and Thalamotomy for Tremor Compared

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplement

Volumn 1997, Issue 68, 1997, Pages 49-53

  Tasker, R R ^a,b   Munz, M ^a   Junn, F S C K ^a   Kiss, Z H T ^a   Davis, K ^a   Dostrovsky, J O ^a   Lozano, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebellar tremor; Deep brain stimulation (DBS); Microthalamotomy; Parkinson's disease; Thalamotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYSKINESIA; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN MAPPING; DYSKINESIA, DRUG-INDUCED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR;

EID: 0030634385     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6513-3_9     Document Type: Article

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