Comparison of the efficacy of unipolar and bipolar electrode configuration during subthalamic deep brain stimulation

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-54

  Deli, Gabriella ^a   Balas, Istvan ^a   Nagy, Ferenc ^a   Balazs, Eva ^a   Janszky, Jozsef ^a   Komoly, Samuel ^a   Kovacs, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Bipolar stimulation; Deep brain stimulation; Parkinson's disease; Unipolar stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRADYKINESIA; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; TREMOR;

AGED; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOKINESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR;

EID: 78651078392     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2010.10.012     Document Type: Article

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