Changing to interleaving stimulation might improve dystonia in cases not responding to pallidal stimulation

Movement Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 163-165

  Kovács, Norbert ^a   Janszky, József ^a   Nagy, Ferenc ^b   Balás, István ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b Kaposi Mor County Hospital   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSTONIA; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84855911710     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.23962     Document Type: Letter

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