Mechanical failure of the electrode wire in deep brain stimulation

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 153-156

  Mohit, A Alex ^a   Samii, Ali ^b   Slimp, Jefferson C ^a   Grady, M Sean ^c   Goodkin, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Mechanical failure; Parkinson's disease; Tremor; Wire breakage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE FAILURE; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MASTOID; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; SKULL SURGERY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 1342279413     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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