Stimulus features underlying reduced tremor suppression with temporally patterned deep brain stimulation

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 364-383

  Birdno, Merrill J ^a   Kuncel, Alexis M ^a   Dorval, Alan D ^a,d   Turner, Dennis A ^b,c   Gross, Robert E ^e   Grill, Warren M ^a,b  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d University of Utah   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Computational model; Movement disorders; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; PROPRANOLOL; ROPINIROLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS; THALAMUS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE NET; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; THALAMUS; TREMOR;

EID: 84255192759     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00906.2010     Document Type: Article

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