Cognitive effects of deep brain stimulation for essential tremor: Evaluation at 1 and 6 years

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 120, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1569-1577

  Heber, Ines A ^a   Coenen, Volker A ^b   Reetz, Kathrin ^a,c,d   Schulz, Jörg B ^a,c   Hoellig, Anke ^e   Fimm, Bruno ^a   Kronenbuerger, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c JARA   (Germany)

^d FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^e RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerebello thalamo cortical pathways; Frontal cortex; Neuropsychological functioning; Simple reaction time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; COGNITION; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FOLLOW UP; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84887227290     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-013-1030-0     Document Type: Article

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