Combination of thalamic Vim stimulation and GPi pallidotomy synergistically abolishes Holmes' tremor

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1203-1204

  Goto, S ^a   Yamado, K ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENSERAZIDE PLUS LEVODOPA; CLONAZEPAM; HEMOSIDERIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BABINSKI REFLEX; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSARTHRIA; DYSMETRIA; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALLIDOTOMY; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLURRED SPEECH; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR;

BRAIN STEM; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THALAMUS; TREMOR;

EID: 3442885193     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.023077     Document Type: Article

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