Gamma knife radiosurgery for essential tremor: A Case report and review of the literature

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Elaimy, Ameer L ^a,b   Demakas, John J ^a,d   Arthurs, Benjamin J ^a,c   Cooke, Barton S ^a   Fairbanks, Robert K ^a,e   Lamoreaux, Wayne T ^a,e   Mackay, Alexander R ^a,f   Greeley, David R ^g   Lee, Christopher M ^a,e  

^a Gamma Knife of Spokane   (United States)

^b CARROLL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Spokane Brain and Spine   (United States)

^e Cancer Care Northwest   (United States)

^f Mackay and Meyer MDs   (United States)

^g Northwest Neurological PLLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; CASE REPORT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSARTHRIA; ENCEPHALITIS; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HAND PARESTHESIA; HAND TREMOR; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAINTING; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; THALAMOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; NEUROSURGERY; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; THALAMUS;

AGED; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RADIOSURGERY; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952294604     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-8-20     Document Type: Article

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