Deep Brain Stimulation in Pantothenate Kinase Associated Neurodegeneration: Challenges for the future

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 533-534

  Pauls, K A M ^a   Timmermann, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PANTOTHENATE KINASE 2;

ALLELE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHOREOATHETOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DYSTONIA; EDITORIAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NEURODEGENERATION WITH BRAIN IRON ACCUMULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PANTOTHENATE KINASE ASSOCIATED NEURODEGENERATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPASTICITY;

ARGININE; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PANTOTHENATE KINASE-ASSOCIATED NEURODEGENERATION; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (ALCOHOL GROUP ACCEPTOR); PROLINE;

EID: 84858341293     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2011.03585.x     Document Type: Editorial

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