Thalamotomy as a Treatment Option for Tremor after Ineffective Deep Brain Stimulation

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 18-23

  Bahgat, Diaa ^a   Magill, Stephen T ^a   Berk, Caglar ^a   McCartney, Shirley ^a   Burchiel, Kim J ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Thalamotomy; Tremor

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DYSARTHRIA; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT POSITIONING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALVAGE THERAPY; TELECONSULTATION; THALAMOTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREMOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALVAGE THERAPY; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84868672332     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: 14230372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000342491     Document Type: Article

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