Inpatient rehabilitation after deep brain stimulator placement: A case series

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 356-358

  Nampiaparampil, Devi E ^a   Kuppy, Jessica E ^a   Nampiaparampil, Geetha M ^b   Salles, Sara S ^c  

^a and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurosurgery; Parkinson's disease; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; HUMANS; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 44249117079     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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