Analysis of deep brain stimulation and ablative lesions in surgical treatment of movement disorders : with emphasis on safety aspects

Background The last decade has witnessed a renaissance of functional stereotactic neurosurgery in the treatment of patients with movement disorders, especially advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD), essential tremor (ET) and dystonia. Ablative lesions such as thalamotomy and pallidotomy have been gradua...

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Main Author: Blomstedt, Patric
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för farmakologi och klinisk neurovetenskap 2007
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-1072
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