Thalamic neuronal activity correlated with essential tremor

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 273-276

  Hua, S E ^a   Lenz, F A ^b   Zirh, T A ^d   Reich, S G ^c   Dougherty, P M ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c JHOC 5070 ^*  (United States)

^d KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Essential tremor; Spectral cross correlation analysis; Thalamotomy; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; PRIMIDONE; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMOTOMY; THALAMUS;

EID: 0031898679     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.64.2.273     Document Type: Article

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