Undoubtedly much of the inconsistency noted above can be attributed to the need to accommodate the input of so many authors from different institutions, not to mention the reviewers. However, we believe that this publication is an important milestone in the literature on surgery for TS. We hope the
Reply: Patient selection and assessment recommendations for deep brain stimulation in Tourette syndrome
β Scribed by Jonathan W. Mink
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 42 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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