Clinical experience in the Hospital Central Militar with bilateral deep brain stimulation of ventro-medial globus pallidus in patients with Parkinson's disease

Deep brain electrical stimulation of the ventro-medial globus pallidus in Parkinson's disease (PD) is an alternative in the treatment of rigidity in advanced cases which do not response to conventional pharmacological treatment. Objective: To measure the clinical changes and collateral effects...

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Main Authors: Francisco Meneses-Rodríguez, Ricardo Y. Sánchez, Humberto Carrasco-Vargas, Abenamar Samano-Osuna, Fiacro Jiménez-Ponce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Permanyer 2014-10-01
Series:Revista Médica del Hospital General de México
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0185106314000468