Unilateral thalamic stimulation safely improved fragile X-associated tremor ataxia: A case report

Movement Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 797-799

  Senova, Suhan ^a   Jarraya, Béchir ^a   Iwamuro, Hiro ^a   Tani, Naoki ^a   Ouerchefani, Naoufel ^a   Lepetit, Hélène ^a   Gurruchaga, Jean Marc ^a   Brugières, Pierre ^a   Apartis, Emmanuelle ^b   de Broucker, Thomas ^c   Palfi, Stéphane ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^c Centre Hospitalier de Saint Denis   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN;

ADULT; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBRAL PEDUNCLE; ELECTRODE; FRAGILE X ASSOCIATED TREMOR ATAXIA SYNDROME; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; LETTER; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ONSET AGE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; TREMOR; UNILATERAL THALAMIC STIMULATION;

ATAXIA; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR;

EID: 84861681581     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.24923     Document Type: Letter

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