Unilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation contralateral to thalamic stimulation in Parkinson disease
β Scribed by Ali Samii; Jefferson C. Slimp; Robert Goodkin
- Book ID
- 116820034
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 57 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1353-8020
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