Long-term benefits in quality of life after unilateral thalamic deep brain stimulation for essential tremor: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 156-161

  Nazzaro, Jules M ^a   Pahwa, Rajesh ^a   Lyons, Kelly E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Essential tremor; Functional neurosurgery; Quality of life; Thalamic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PARKINSON DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863457078     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.3.JNS112316     Document Type: Article

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