Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder for which there is as yet no cure. It affects many aspects of patients' lives, only some of which can be monitored by available clinical rating scales. In the past decade, there has been a new emphasis on the use of health-related
Suicidal thoughts in patients with Parkinson’s disease treated by deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nuclei: two case reports and review of the literature
✍ Scribed by Yacov Balash; Doron Merims; Nir Giladi
- Book ID
- 111273901
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- Dutch
- Weight
- 70 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0924-2708
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