Design challenges for stimulation trials of Tourette's syndrome

The Lancet Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 563-565

  Jimenez Shahed, Joohi ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FOLLOW UP; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; NOTE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OPEN STUDY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STEADY STATE; STUDY DESIGN; THALAMUS PARAFASCICULAR NUCLEUS; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TOURETTE SYNDROME;

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMANS; MALE; TOURETTE SYNDROME;

EID: 84929506998     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: 14744465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(15)00043-5     Document Type: Note

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