Electrophysiological localization of the subthalamic nucleus in parkinsonian patients
β Scribed by Etienne Pralong; Joseph Ghika; Philippe Temperli; Claudio Pollo; Francois Vingerhoets; Jean-Guy Villemure
- Book ID
- 117472735
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 122 KB
- Volume
- 325
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0304-3940
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