Bilateral stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in patients with Parkinson disease: A study of efficacy and safety

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 666-672

  Simuni, Tanya ^a   Jaggi, Jurg L ^a   Mulholland, Heather ^a   Hurtig, Howard I ^a   Colcher, Amy ^a   Siderowf, Andrew D ^a   Ravina, Bernard ^a   Skolnick, Brett E ^a   Goldstein, Reid ^a   Stern, Matthew B ^a   Baltuch, Gordon H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiparkinsonian agents; Deep brain stimulation; Parkinson disease; Subthalamic nucleus; Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARKINSON AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG USE; DYSKINESIA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0036130274     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.96.4.0666     Document Type: Article

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