Thalamic deep brain stimulation for treatment-refractory Tourette syndrome: Two-year outcome

Neurology

Volumn 73, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 1375-1380

  Porta, M ^a   Brambilla, A ^a   Cavanna, A E ^b,c   Servello, D ^a   Sassi, M ^a   Rickards, H ^b   Robertson, M M ^d,e  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute of Neurology

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THALAMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DEPRESSION; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THALAMUS; TOURETTE SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350540915     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181bd809b     Document Type: Article

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