Combined stimulation of the substantia nigra pars reticulata and the subthalamic nucleus is effective in hypokinetic gait disturbance in Parkinson's disease

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 258, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1183-1185

  Weiss, Daniel ^a   Breit, Sorin ^a   Wächter, Tobias ^a   Plewnia, Christian ^b   Gharabaghi, Alireza ^b   Krüger, Rejko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOMORPHINE; LEVODOPA;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; LETTER; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA PARS RETICULATA; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNIFIED PARKINSON DISEASE RATING SCALE;

EID: 79959855561     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-011-5906-3     Document Type: Letter

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