The fourth dimension of stereotaxis: Timing of neurosurgery for Parkinson disease

Neurology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 252-253

  Riley, David ^a,b,d   Lozano, Andres ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; HUMANS; NEUROSURGERY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PARKINSON DISEASE; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33846433658     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000255794.51960.2d     Document Type: Editorial

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