A randomized comparison of thalamic stimulation and lesion on self-paced finger movement in essential tremor

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 462, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 166-170

  Anderson, Valerie C ^a   Burchiel, Kim J ^a   Hart, Melanie J ^a   Berk, Caglar ^a   Lou, Jau Shin ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Essential tremor; Thalamotomy; Timing

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PRIMIDONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEMPORAL SUMMATION; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMOTOMY; THERAPY EFFECT;

AGED; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; THALAMUS;

EID: 67650957545     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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