Thalamic deep brain stimulation for the treatment of head, voice, and bilateral limb tremor

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 68-72

  Taha, Jamal M ^a   Janszen, Michele A ^b   Favre, Jacques ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Parkinson's disease; Thalamotomy; Tremor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSARTHRIA; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMOTOMY; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032719503     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1999.91.1.0068     Document Type: Article

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