Stereotactic pallidotomy for the treatment of Parkinson's disease: Efficacy and adverse effects at 6 months in 26 patients

Neurology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 434-438

  Shannon, K M ^a,c   Penn, R D ^a   Kroin, J S ^a   Adler, C H ^b   Janko, K A ^a   York, M ^a   Cox, S J ^b  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSKINESIA; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PALLIDOTOMY; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031886867     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.50.2.434     Document Type: Article

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