Successful treatment of cervical dystonia induced by basal ganglion venous angioma with Gamma Knife thalamotomy

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 470-471

  Yen, Chun Ming ^a   Sheehan, Jason ^b   Pan, Hung Chuan ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical dystonia; Gamma knife; Thalamotomy; Venous angioma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN HEMANGIOMA; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL DYSTONIA; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; MALE; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMOTOMY;

ADULT; BASAL GANGLIA CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM VENOUS ANGIOMA; DENERVATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RADIOSURGERY; THALAMUS; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 84856747557     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.04.036     Document Type: Article

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