Unilateral pallidal stimulation in cervical dystonia

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 72, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 248-252

  Işlekel, Sertaç ^a   Zileli, Mehmet ^a   Zileli, Berna ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cervical dystonia; Deep brain stimulation; Pallidotomy; Spasmodic torticollis

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DYSTONIA; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; PALLIDOTOMY; PULSE GENERATOR; SPASMODIC TORTICOLLIS; UTERINE CERVIX;

EID: 0342700207     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000029736     Document Type: Conference Paper

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