Bilateral high-frequency stimulation in the subthalamic nucleus for the treatment of Parkinson disease: correlation of therapeutic effect with anatomical electrode position
✍ Scribed by Voges, Jürgen; Volkmann, Jens; Allert, Niels; Lehrke, Ralph; Koulousakis, Athanasios; Freund, Hans-Joachim; Sturm, Volker
- Book ID
- 120484987
- Publisher
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 512 KB
- Volume
- 96
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1933-0693
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