Deep brain stimulation in the subthalamic area is more effective than nucleus ventralis intermedius stimulation for bilateral intention tremor

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 149, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 749-758

  Hamel, W ^a,b   Herzog, J ^a   Kopper, F ^a   Pinsker, M ^a   Weinert, D ^a   Muller D ^b   Krack, P ^a,c   Deuschl, G ^a   Mehdorn, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Subthalamic area; Thalamus; Tremor; Zona incerta

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSARTHRIA; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR;

AGED; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROELECTRODES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEURONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR; VENTRAL THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 34547699222     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-007-1230-1     Document Type: Article

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