Lesioning and stimulation in tremor-predominant movement disorder patients: An institutional case series and patient-reported outcome

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 181-187

  Bahgat, Diaa ^a   Raslan, Ahmed M ^a   McCartney, Shirley ^a   Burchiel, Kim J ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Lesioning; Movement disorder; Outcome; Tremor

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THALAMOTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR;

EID: 84861905057     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: 14230372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000338710     Document Type: Article

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