Burst stimulation of the auditory cortex: A new form of neurostimulation for noise-like tinnitus suppression: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1289-1294

  De Ridder, Dirk ^a   Vanneste, Sven ^a   Van Der Loo, Elsa ^a   Plazier, Mark ^a   Menovsky, Tomas ^a   Van De Heyning, Paul ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Burst stimulation; Cortical stimulation; Extralemniscal system; Lemniscal system; Tinnitus; Tonic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TINNITUS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WHITE NOISE;

AUDITORY CORTEX; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; TINNITUS;

EID: 77953532663     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.10.JNS09298     Document Type: Article

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