Long-lasting microthalamotomy effect after temporary placement of a thalamic stimulating electrode

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 82, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 127-130

  Kondziolka, Douglas ^a,b   Lee, John Y K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Essential tremor; Microthalamotomy; Thalamotomy; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; LEVODOPA; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSON DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THALAMOTOMY; THALAMUS;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TIME; VENTRAL THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 4344660011     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000079844     Document Type: Article

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