Surgical treatment of Tourette syndrome

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1178-1185

  Müller Vahl, Kirsten R ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

DBS; Deep brain stimulation; Obsessive compulsive disorder; OCD; Surgery; Surgical treatment; Tic; Tourette syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; AGE; APATHY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BLEEDING; BLURRED VISION; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EJACULATION DISORDER; FATIGUE; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LETHARGY; LIBIDO; PATIENT SELECTION; POTENCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SEDATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESISTANCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL DISORDER; BRAIN; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; MENTAL DISORDERS; TOURETTE SYNDROME;

AGE FACTORS; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SEX FACTORS; TOURETTE SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885384747     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: 18737528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2012.09.012     Document Type: Review

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