Which patients with dystonia benefit from deep brain stimulation? A metaregression of individual patient outcomes

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1383-1389

  Andrews, Caroline ^a   Aviles Olmos, Iciar ^b   Hariz, Marwan ^b,c   Foltynie, Thomas ^b  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CERVICAL DYSTONIA; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSTONIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEIGE SYNDROME; MYOCLONUS DYSTONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSTONIA; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEREDODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS, NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649630624     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2010.207993     Document Type: Review

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