An approach to deep brain stimulation for severe treatment-refractory Tourette syndrome: The UK perspective

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-44

  Cavanna, Andrea E ^a,b   Eddy, Clare M ^a   Mitchell, Rosalind ^a   Pall, Hardev ^a   Mitchell, Ian ^a   Zrinzo, Ludvic ^b   Foltynie, Tom ^b   Jahanshahi, Marjan ^b   Limousin, Patricia ^b   Hariz, Marwan I ^b   Rickards, Hugh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

deep brain stimulation; guidelines; Tourette syndrome

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; NEUROSURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; TOURETTE SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951691621     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2010.534200     Document Type: Review

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