Effects of therapeutic stimulation of nucleus caudatus on epileptic electrical activity of brain in patients with intractable epilepsy

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 69, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 221-224

  Chkhenkeli, S A ^a   Chkhenkeli, I S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Epilepsy; Nucleus caudatus; Therapeutic brain stimulation

Indexed keywords

CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

AMYGDALA; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031393885     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000099878     Document Type: Conference Paper

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