Chronic thalamic stimulation for treatment of dystonic paroxysmal nonkinesigenic dyskinesia

Neurology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 268-270

  Loher, T J ^a   Krauss, Joachim K ^a,c   Burgunder, J M ^a   Taub, E ^a   Siegfried, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b KLINIK IM PARK   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DYSKINESIA; DYSTONIC PAROXYSMAL NONKINESIGENIC DYSKINESIA; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035936634     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.56.2.268     Document Type: Article

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