Effect of deep brain subthalamic stimulation on camptocormia and postural abnormalities in idiopathic Parkinson's disease

Movement Disorders

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2008-2010

  Hellmann, Mark A ^a,b   Djaldetti, Ruth ^a,b   Israel, Zvi ^c   Melamed, Eldad ^a,b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Camptocormia; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; ENTACAPONE; LEVODOPA; LONG ACTING DRUG; PARKIN; ROPINIROLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CAMPTOCORMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MALE; ONSET AGE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CONVERSION DISORDER; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 33845192668     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.21090     Document Type: Article

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