Disruption in proprioception from long-term thalamic deep brain stimulation: A pilot study

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue MAY, 2015, Pages

  Semrau, Jennifer A ^a,b   Herter, Troy M ^c   Kiss, Zelma H ^a,b   Dukelow, Sean P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation (DBS); Kinesthesia; Position sense; Proprioception; Sensorimotor; Tremor

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE IMPLANTATION; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; KINESTHESIA; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PILOT STUDY; PROPRIOCEPTION; PROPRIOCEPTION DISRUPTION; ROBOTIC EXOSKELETON; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TREMOR; VENTROINTERMEDIUS DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION;

EID: 84933670632     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00244     Document Type: Article

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