Neurocognitive correlates of stereotactic thalamotomy and thalamic stimulation in Parkinsonian patients

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 231-252

  Hugdahl, Kenneth ^a   Wester, Knut ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cognition; Deep brain stimulation; Neuropsychology; Parkinson's disease; Stereotaxy; Thalamotomy; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AROUSAL; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICHOTIC LISTENING; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THALAMOTOMY;

EID: 0034111156     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/brcg.1999.1102     Document Type: Article

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