Behr syndrome variant with tremor treated by VIM stimulation

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 679-683

  Schramm, P ^a   Scheihing, M ^a   Rasche, D ^a   Tronnier, V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behr syndrome; Cerebellar ataxia; Deep brain stimulation; Tremor; Ventral intermediate thalamic nucleus

Indexed keywords

BENSERAZIDE PLUS LEVODOPA; BORNAPRINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LEVODOPA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTIC ATROPHY ATAXIA SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL SIGN; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR; DOMINANT INHERITANCE; HEREDITARY OPTIC ATROPHY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NYSTAGMUS; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC ATROPHIES, HEREDITARY; PARAPARESIS, SPASTIC; PEDIGREE; SYNDROME; TREMOR; VENTRAL THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 21244482131     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-005-0508-4     Document Type: Article

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