Deep brain stimulation versus best medical therapy for advanced Parkinson's disease

The Lancet Neurology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 223-224

  Hariz, Marwan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA;

BLEEDING; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DYSKINESIA; FALLING; FOLLOW UP; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MOTOR CONTROL; NEUROSURGERY; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; HUMANS; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 60049099309     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(09)70027-4     Document Type: Letter

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