A novel quality of life instrument for deep brain stimulation in movement disorders

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1023-1030

  Kuehler, A ^b   Henrich, G ^b   Schroeder, U ^b   Conrad, B ^b   Herschbach, P ^b   Ceballos Baumann, A ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DYSTONIA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE SATISFACTION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; TREMOR; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN; DYSTONIA MUSCULORUM DEFORMANS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 0043207432     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.8.1023     Document Type: Article

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