New method of deep brain stimulation therapy with two electrodes implanted in parallel and side by side

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1075-1078

  Yamamoto, T ^a   Katayama, Y ^a   Fukaya, C ^a   Oshima, H ^a   Kasai, M ^a   Kobayashi, K ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Thalamic stimulation; Tremor; Ventralis caudalis nucleus; Ventralis intermedius nucleus

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN VENTRICULOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; ELECTRODE; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035204730     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2001.95.6.1075     Document Type: Article

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