Beyond the holy grail of motor symptoms: Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 759-760

  Samuel, M ^a   Voon, V ^b  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA;

APATHY; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOPAMINE RELEASE; EDITORIAL; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SYSTEM; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; HUMANS; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 20444390963     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.061911     Document Type: Editorial

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