Treatment of DYT1-generalised dystonia by stimulation of the internal globus pallidus

Lancet

Volumn 355, Issue 9222, 2000, Pages 2220-2221

  Coubes, Philippe ^a   Roubertie, Agathe ^a   Vayssiere, Nathalie ^b   Hemm, Simone ^a   Echenne, Bernard ^b  

^a Dept Paediatr Neurosurg   (France)

^b GUI DE CHAULIAC HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSTONIA; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; SCHOOL CHILD; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

EID: 0034709686     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02410-7     Document Type: Article

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