Unilateral radiofrequency lesion versus electrostimulation of posteroventral pallidum: A prospective randomized comparison

Movement Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 50-56

  Merello, Marcelo ^a,b   Nouzeilles, María I ^a   Kuzis, Gabriela ^a   Cammarota, Angel ^a   Sabe, Liliana ^a   Betti, Osvaldo ^c   Starkstein, Sergio ^a   Leiguarda, Ramón ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones Neurologicas Raul Carrera   (Argentina)

^b FLENI   (Argentina)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Pallidotomy; Parkinson's disease; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DYSKINESIA; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PACEMAKER; PALLIDOTOMY; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROELECTRODES; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032903050     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1531-8257(199901)14:1<50::AID-MDS1010>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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