Long term follow-up of deep brain stimulation of the caudal zona incerta for essential tremor

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 258-262

  Fytagoridis, Anders ^a,b   Sandvik, Ulrika ^a   Åström, Mattias ^c   Bergenheim, Tommy ^a   Blomstedt, Patric ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN REGION; CAUDAL ZONA INCERTA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; ESSENTIAL TREMOR RATING SCALE; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 84857047587     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2011-300765     Document Type: Article

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