Surgical treatments for Parkinson's disease

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 46, Issue FEB., 2000, Pages 368-373

  Uitti, Ryan J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TRANSPLANTATION; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; NEUROSURGERY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT SELECTION; PUTAMEN; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THALAMUS; TIME; TRANSPLANTATION;

BRAIN TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT SELECTION; PUTAMEN; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; THALAMUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034133430     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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