Stimulation of the motor cortex for disabling essential tremor

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 564-567

  Lyons, Kelly E ^a   Wilkinson, Steven B ^a   Pahwa, Rajesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical stimulation; Essential tremor; Motor cortex stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33746916508     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2006.01.001     Document Type: Article

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