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Long-term suppression of tremor by chronic stimulation of the ventral intermediate thalamic nucleus

✍ Scribed by Benabid, A.L.; Pollak, P.; Hoffmann, D.; Gervason, C.; Hommel, M.; Perret, J.E.; de Rougemont, J.; Gao, D.M.

Book ID: 120430606
Publisher: The Lancet
Year: 1991
Tongue: English
Weight: 553 KB
Volume: 337
Category: Article
ISSN: 0140-6736
DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(91)91175-T

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