Thalamic Stimulation in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: Long-Term Follow-Up

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 80, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 48-55

  Schulder, Michael ^a,b   Sernas, Thomas J ^a   Karimi, Reza ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Multiple sclerosis; Thalamic stimulation; Tremor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRODE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SCALE UP; SCORING SYSTEM; THALAMUS; TREMOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR;

EID: 0842342544     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000075160     Document Type: Conference Paper

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