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Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation in elderly patients – analysis of outcome and complications

BACKGROUND: There is an ongoing discussion about age limits for deep brain stimulation (DBS). Current indications for DBS are tremor-dominant disorders, Parkinson's disease, and dystonia. Electrode implantation for DBS with analgesia and sedation makes surgery more comfortable, especially for e...

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Autores principales: Vesper, Jan, Haak, Susanne, Ostertag, Christoph, Nikkhah, Guido
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1847528/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17367531
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-7-7

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