Use of surface electromyography to assess and select patients with idiopathic dystonia for bilateral pallidal stimulation

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-25

  Wang, Shouyan ^b   Liu, Xuguang ^a   Yianni, John ^b   Green, Alex L ^b   Joint, Carole ^b   Stein, John F ^b   Bain, Peter G ^b   Gregory, Ralph ^b   Aziz, Tipu Z ^b  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Dystonia; Globus pallidus internus; Physiological assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; NERVE STIMULATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASMODIC TORTICOLLIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745561505     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.105.1.21     Document Type: Article

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