Spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain improved motor function in a patient with Parkinson's disease

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 213-214

  Fénelon, Gilles ^a   Goujon, Colette ^a   Gurruchaga, Jean Marc ^a   Cesaro, Pierre ^a,b   Jarraya, Bechir ^a,b   Palfi, Stéphane ^a,b   Lefaucheur, Jean Pascal ^a,b  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE   (France)

Author keywords

Pain; Parkinson's disease; Spinal cord; Surgery stimulation

Indexed keywords

CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; LEVODOPA;

ADULT; AGED; BRADYKINESIA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; ON OFF PHENOMENON; PARESTHESIA; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TREMOR; UNIFIED PARKINSON DISEASE RATING SCALE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PARKINSON DISEASE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84856225418     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: 18735126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2011.07.015     Document Type: Letter

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