Stimulation of the subthalamic region for essential tremor

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 48-54

  Plaha, Puneet ^a   Patel, Nikunj K ^a   Gill, Steven S ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Essential tremor; Subthalamic region stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE STIMULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 3042615235     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.101.1.0048     Document Type: Article

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