Posterior occipital approach in deep brain stimulation for both pain and involuntary movement: A case report

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 52-56

  Taira, Takaomi ^a   Kawamura, Hirotsune ^a   Takakura, Kintomo ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Hyperkinesia; Involuntary movement; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; FACE PAIN; HUMAN; HYPERKINESIA; MALE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

EID: 0031656106     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000029598     Document Type: Article

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