Identifying candidates for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease: The role of the primary care physician

Geriatrics

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 18-24

  Okun, Michael S ^a   Fernandez, Hubert H ^a   Rodriguez, Ramon L ^a   Foote, Kelly D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain stimulation (DBS); Florida Surgical Questionnaire for Parkinson's disease (FLASQ PD); Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; DARIFENACIN; PROFENAMINE; SOLIFENACIN; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; DYSTONIA; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FLORIDA SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PARKINSON DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PALLIDOTOMY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; THALAMOTOMY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNIFIED PARKINSON DISEASE RATING SCALE;

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; HUMANS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34249747778     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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