Anterior nucleus of the thalamus:Functional organization and clinical implications

Neurology

Volumn 81, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 1869-1876

  Child, Nicholas D ^a   Benarroch, Eduardo E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

AM anteromedial; ANT anterior nucleus of thalamus; AV anteroventral; Cm Pf centromedian parafascicular; DBS deep brain stimulation; FFI fatal familial insomnia; GABA g aminobutyric acid; LTS low threshold Ca21 current or spike; SANTE Stimulation of the Anterior Nucleus of Thalamus for Epilepsy

Indexed keywords

AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; DIENCEPHALIC AMNESIA; EPILEPSY; EPISODIC MEMORY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; STIMULATION; THALAMUS ANTERIOR NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR THALAMIC NUCLEI; HUMANS;

EID: 84891943496     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000436078.95856.56     Document Type: Article

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