Deep brain stimulation in the treatment of severe dystonia

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 248, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 695-700

  Vercueil, Laurent ^a   Pollak, Pierre ^a   Fraix, Valérie ^a   Caputo, Elena ^a   Moro, Elena ^a   Benazzouz, Abdelhamid ^a   Xie, Jing ^a   Koudsie, Adnan ^a   Benabid, Alim Louis ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Dystonia; Globus pallidus internus; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DYSTONIA; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOVEMENT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034929304     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150170116     Document Type: Article

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