Long-term outcome of thalamic deep brain stimulation in two patients with Tourette syndrome

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1068-1072

  Ackermans, Linda ^a,b   Duits, Annelien ^a,b   Temel, Yasin ^a,b   Winogrodzka, Ania ^a,b   Peeters, Frenk ^a,b   Beuls, Emile A M ^a,c   Visser Vandewalle, Veerle ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; COGNITION; FOLLOW UP; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS; TIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AFFECT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THALAMUS; TICS; TOURETTE SYNDROME;

EID: 77958115936     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.176859     Document Type: Article

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