Chronic subthalamic nucleus stimulation reduces medication requirements in Parkinson's disease

Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-90

  Moro, E ^a   Scerrati, M ^a   Romito, L M A ^a   Roselli, R ^a   Tonali, P ^a,b   Albanese, Alberto ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; LEVODOPA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0033551525     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.53.1.85     Document Type: Article

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