Long-term suppression of tremor by deep brain stimulation of the ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus combined with pallidotomy in hemiparkinsonian patients
β Scribed by Masami Nishio; Kojiro Korematsu; Susumu Yoshioka; Yasuyuki Nagai; Tomoyuki Maruo; Yukitaka Ushio; Ryuji Kaji; Satoshi Goto
- Book ID
- 116675025
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 142 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0967-5868
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