Deep brain stimulation reduces symtoms of Parkinson disease

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-11

  Montgomery Jr , Erwin B ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOSURGERY; REVIEW; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; THALAMUS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; TREMOR;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PSYCHOSURGERY; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; THALAMIC NUCLEI; THALAMUS; TREMOR;

EID: 0032608320     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.66.1.9     Document Type: Article

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