Costs of thalamic deep brain stimulation for movement disorders in patients with multiple sclerosis

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 40-45

  Hooper, J ^a   Whittle, I R ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Functional surgery; Thalamus; Tremor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FOLLOW UP; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MOVEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TASK PERFORMANCE; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; GREAT BRITAIN; HAND; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR;

EID: 0037691853     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0268869031000093726     Document Type: Article

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