Deep brain stimulation: What can patients expect from it?

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 113-120

  Machado, Andre ^a   Fernandez, Hubert H ^a   Deogaonkar, Milind ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PALLIDOTOMY; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; HUMANS; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; PALLIDOTOMY; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859244296     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.78gr.11006     Document Type: Article

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