## Abstract Camptocormia becomes increasingly recognized as a disabling symptom associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). We here report six patients with advanced PD in whom continuous bilateral stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus produced substantial (mean 78% Β± 9.1% of the thoracolumbar angle
Self-stimulatory behavior associated with deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease
β Scribed by John C. Morgan; Caroline J. diDonato; Sanjay S. Iyer; Patrick D. Jenkins; Joseph R. Smith; Kapil D. Sethi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 68 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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