Deep-brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease

Lancet Neurology

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 900-901

  Weaver, Frances M ^a   Stern, Matthew B ^b   Follett, Kenneth ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARKINSON AGENT;

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN SURGERY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; LETTER; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPEECH DISORDER; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; HUMANS; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 33749680746     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(06)70586-5     Document Type: Letter

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