Hemiballism after subthalamotomy in patients with Parkinson's disease: Report of 2 cases

Movement Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1367-1371

  Chen, Chiung Chu ^a   Lee, Shih Tseng ^a   Wu, Tony ^a   Chen, Chi Jen ^a   Huang, Chin Chang ^a   Lu, Chin Song ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hemiballism; Parkinson's disease; Subthalamotomy

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; CLONAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; LEVODOPA; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSKINESIA; FEMALE; HEMIBALLISM; HUMAN; LIMB; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; THALAMOTOMY; ZONA INCERTA;

CHOREA; DYSKINESIAS; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; SUBTHALAMUS;

EID: 0036868953     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.10286     Document Type: Article

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