Chronic spinal cord stimulation in medically intractable orthostatic tremor

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1013-1016

  Krauss, J K ^a,b   Weigel, R ^b   Blahak, C ^b   Bazner H ^b   Capelle, H H ^a,b   Grips, E ^b   Rittmann, M ^c   Wohrle J C ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c Diakoniekrankenhaus ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PARESTHESIA; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; RECORDING; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; STANDING; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TREMOR; UNSTEADINESS; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR;

EID: 33747428023     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.086132     Document Type: Article

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