Improvement in developmental stuttering following deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 383-384

  Thiriez, Claire ^a,b   Roubeau, Bernard ^c   Ouerchefani, Naoufel ^a   Gurruchaga, Jean Marc ^a   Palfi, Stéphane ^a,b   Fénelon, Gilles ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE   (France)

^c HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Dysarthria; Parkinson's disease; Speech; Stuttering

Indexed keywords

DOPA; LEVODOPA;

ADULT; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; DEVELOPMENTAL STUTTERING; DRUG RESPONSE; DYSARTHRIA; DYSKINESIA; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NOSE AIRFLOW; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPEECH; STUTTERING; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; UNIFIED PARKINSON DISEASE RATING SCALE;

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; STUTTERING;

EID: 84874262517     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: 18735126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2012.07.011     Document Type: Letter

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