Improvement of Apraxia of Lid Opening by STN-Stimulation in a 70-Year-Old Patient with Parkinson's Disease. A Case Report

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 58-60

  Fuß, Gerhard ^a   Spiegel, J ^a   Magnus, T ^a   Moringlane, J R ^a   Becker, G ^a   Dillmann, U ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apraxia of lid opening; Basal ganglia; DBS; Oculomotor function; Parkinsons's disease

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA;

AGED; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EYELID MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; NERVE STIMULATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; SIDE EFFECT; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

AGED; APRAXIAS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EYELID DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARKINSON DISEASE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 2442563525     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-812466     Document Type: Article

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