Deep brain stimulation of subthalamic area for severe proximal tremor

Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 114-116

  Kitagawa, Mayumi ^a   Murata, J ^b   Kikuchi, S ^b   Sawamura, Y ^b   Saito, H ^b   Sasaki, H ^b   Tashiro, K ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; PRIMIDONE; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; THALAMOTOMY; TREMOR;

EID: 0034641326     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.55.1.114     Document Type: Article

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