Thalamic deep brain stimulation for the treatment of tremor due to multiple sclerosis: A prospective study of tremor and quality of life

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 815-820

  Berk, Caglar ^a   Carr, Jason ^a   Sinden, Marci ^a   Martzke, Jeff ^a   Honey, Christopher R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Multiple sclerosis; Quality of life; Stereotactic neurosurgery; Thalamus; Tremor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THALAMUS; TREMOR; VIDEOTAPE;

EID: 0036800942     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.97.4.0815     Document Type: Article

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