Deep brain stimulation for generalised dystonia and spasmodic torticollis

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-16

  Bittar, Richard G ^a,e   Yianni, John ^a   Wang, ShouYan ^d   Liu, Xuguang ^e   Nandi, Dipankar ^a   Joint, Carole ^a   Scott, Richard ^b   Bain, Peter G ^e   Gregory, Ralph ^c   Stein, John ^d   Aziz, Tipu Z ^a,d,e  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Radcliffe Infirmary Oxford UK ^*  (Australia)

^e Parkville Victoria 3052 Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

deep brain stimulation; dystonia; rate of change; spasmodic torticollis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPASMODIC TORTICOLLIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DYSTONIA; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TORTICOLLIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 19944428173     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2004.03.025     Document Type: Article

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