Improvement of hand dexterity induced by stimulation of the peduncolopontine nucleus in a patient with advanced Parkinson's disease and previous long-lasting bilateral subthalamic DBS

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 153, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1587-1590

  Franzini, Angelo ^a   Messina, Giuseppe ^a   Zekaj, Edvin ^a   Romito, Luigi ^a   Cordella, Roberto ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA;

ADL DISABILITY; AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BRADYKINESIA; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; DISABILITIES OF ARM SHOULDER AND HAND SCORE; DISEASE COURSE; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; HAND DEXTERITY; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; LIMB TUMOR; PARKINSON DISEASE; PEDUNCOLOPONTINE NUCLEUS; PONTINE NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; TREMOR; UNIFIED PARKINSON DISEASE RATING SCALE;

AGED; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960727921     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-011-1051-0     Document Type: Article

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