Efficacy of levodopa therapy on motor function after posteroventral pallidotomy for Parkinson's disease

Neurology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1755-1757

  Uitti, Ryan J ^a   Wharen Jr , Robert E ^a   Turk, Margaret F ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PALLIDOTOMY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0031648843     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.51.6.1755     Document Type: Article

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