Parkinson's disease: An inquiry into the etiology and treatment

Neurology International

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 24-27

  Jannetta, Peter J ^a,b   Whiting, Donald M ^a   Fletcher, Lynn H ^a   Hobbs, Joseph K ^a   Brillman, Jon ^a   Quigley, Matthew ^a   Fukui, Melanie ^a   Williams, Robert ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Jannetta Neuroscience Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Contralateral lateral peduncle; Microvascular decompression; Parkinson's disease; Vascular compression

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; GABAPENTIN; METFORMIN; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY COMPRESSION; ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; CEREBRAL PEDUNCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 80053075429     PISSN: 20358385     EISSN: 20358377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ni.2011.e7     Document Type: Article

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