GPi-DBS in Huntington's disease: Results on motor function and cognition in a 72-year-old case

Movement Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1289-1292

  Fasano, Alfonso ^a   Mazzone, Paolo ^b   Piano, Carla ^a   Quaranta, Davide ^a   Soleti, Francesco ^a   Bentivoglio, Anna Rita ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Servizio di Cardiologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Globus pallidus; Huntingston's disease; Surgery; Therapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; BRADYKINESIA; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

EID: 52649176031     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.22116     Document Type: Article

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