Thalamotomy and thalamic stimulation: Effects on cognition

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 69, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 80-85

  Wester, Knut ^a   Hugdahl, Kenneth ^b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Brain stimulation; Cognition; Memory; Neuropsychology; Parkinson's disease; Stereotaxy; Thalamotomy; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DICHOTIC LISTENING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARKINSONISM; RECALL; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THALAMOTOMY; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; VERBAL MEMORY;

AUDITORY PERCEPTION; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DICHOTIC LISTENING TESTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARKINSON DISEASE; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031391044     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000099856     Document Type: Conference Paper

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