Delayed internal capsule infarctions following radiofrequency pallidotomy. Report of three cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 955-960

  Lim, Jae Y ^a   De Salles, Antonio A F ^a,b   Bronstein, Jeff ^a   Masterman, Donna L ^a   Saver, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Parkinson's disease; Radiofrequency lesion; Stereotactic surgery; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CAPSULA INTERNA; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RISK FACTOR; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; STROKE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0030697291     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1997.87.6.0955     Document Type: Article

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