## Abstract The recent resurgent interest in functional surgery for the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) has focused on the effects on akinesia and levodopa‐induced dyskinesia. Stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) improves akinesia and rigidity but its effects on tremor have not been s
Complications in subthalamic nucleus stimulation surgery for treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Review of 272 procedures
✍ Scribed by F. J. Seijo; M. A. Alvarez-Vega; J. C. Gutierrez; F. Fdez-Glez; B. Lozano
- Publisher
- Springer Vienna
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 182 KB
- Volume
- 149
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-6268
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