Sudden failure of dual channel pulse generators

Movement Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 64-66

  Alesch, François ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Hardware failure; Parkinson's disease; Pulse generator

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ELECTRIC BATTERY; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR;

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PARKINSON DISEASE; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 14044261314     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.20354     Document Type: Article

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