Vocal tremor reduction with deep brain stimulation: A preliminary report

Journal of Voice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 132-135

  Sataloff, Robert Thayer ^a,d   Heuer, Reinhardt J ^b   Munz, Michael ^c   Yoon, Michael S ^c   Spiegel, Joseph R ^a  

^a GRADUATE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b American Institute for Voice and Ear Research   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Essential tremor; Thalamic stimulation; Tremor; Vocal tremor

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNX DISORDER; MALE; SPEECH REHABILITATION; STROBOSCOPY; THALAMUS; VOCAL TREMOR; BRAIN; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TREMOR; VOCAL CORD;

AGED; BRAIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; TREMOR; VOCAL CORDS; VOICE DISORDERS;

EID: 0036513683     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-1997(02)00082-6     Document Type: Article

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