Switching off micturition using deep brain stimulation at midbrain sites

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 144-147

  Green, Alexander L ^a   Stone, Ella ^b   Sitsapesan, Holly ^a   Turney, Benjamin W ^a   Coote, John H ^b   Aziz, Tipu Z ^a   Hyam, Jonny A ^a   Lovick, Thelma A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTINENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MICTURITION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ANIMALS; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RATS; URINARY BLADDER; URINATION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 84864472742     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: 15318249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.23571     Document Type: Article

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