Falls Related to Accidental Deactivation of Deep Brain Stimulators in Patients With Parkinson's Disease Living in Long Term Care Facilities

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-59

  Tousi, Babak ^a   Wilson, Kathy ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complication; Deep brain stimulation; Fall; Long term care; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; NURSING HOME; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT MOBILITY; SPEECH DISORDER; VIVID DREAM;

EID: 84871707738     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.08.011     Document Type: Article

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